Editing James Woods (section)

== Personal life ==
=== Marriages and relationships ===
In 1980, Woods married costume designer Kathryn Morrison-Pahoa. They divorced in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/archive/romance-on-a-razors-edge-vol-36-no-22/|title=Romance on a Razor's Edge – Vol. 36 No. 22|date=December 9, 1991|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=September 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1989, he married 26-year-old equestrian and boutique owner Sarah Owen, but they divorced four months later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/archive/brooding-actor-james-woodss-immediate-family-breaks-up-after-four-months-of-marriage-vol-32-no-25/|title=Brooding Actor James Woods's Immediate Family Breaks Up After Four Months of Marriage – Vol. 32 No. 25|date=December 18, 1989|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=September 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1992, Woods dated [[Heather Graham]], his co-star in the film ''[[Diggstown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribute.ca/magazines/tribute/1001/cover_story.htm|title=Heather Graham: Rebel with a cause|work=Tribute}}</ref>

Woods was raised as [[Roman Catholic]] and considers himself a practicing follower of the religion.<ref>{{cite tweet |author= James Woods |user= RealJamesWoods |number= 646787195043377152 |date= September 23, 2015 |title= For the record I am a practicing Roman Catholic. I share that to clarify my personal interest in my previous tweet. |access-date= February 4, 2017}}</ref>

On December 14, 2015, while he was driving alone westbound through an ice storm on [[Interstate 70]] in [[Glenwood Canyon]], Colorado, a speeding driver lost control and crashed into five other cars. Woods swerved his [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] to avoid the accident and collided with a retaining wall, but slid backwards into a guard rail {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the Colorado River. He suffered a minor concussion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/actor-james-wood-walks-colo-wreck-concussion-article-1.2466191|title=James Woods walks away from Colorado wreck with 'little concussion,' says 'old tank' Jeep saved his life|last=Hensley|first=Nicole|work=New York Daily News|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kdvr.com/2015/12/16/actor-james-woods-survives-multivehicle-wreck-in-glenwood-canyon/|title=Actor James Woods survives multivehicle wreck in Glenwood Canyon|last=Hickey|first=Chuck|work=FOX 31 Denver|date=December 16, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref>

=== Interests ===
[[File:Poker Royale 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Woods playing [[poker]] at the [[Pechanga Resort and Casino]] in California in 2005]]
During a press interview for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Woods said that he was an avid video game player.<ref>{{YouTube|lHZK4tUrkdQ|title=Kingdom Hearts 2 Interview: James Woods}}</ref> He is a dealer of antiques in [[Rhode Island]].<ref>[http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/pawt-ri-antiques-woods PAWT RI ANTIQUES WOODS] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911014516/http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/pawt-ri-antiques-woods |date=September 11, 2012 }} The Times</ref> Woods is an avid poker player,<ref>{{cite web |title=Actor James Woods on Poker's Impact on His Life |url=https://www.cardschat.com/news/actor-james-woods-on-pokers-impact-on-his-life-cardschat-exclusive-interview-45901 |website=CardsChat.com |date=June 9, 2017 |access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> playing in cash games and many tournaments. He played in the [[WPT]]'s ''Hollywood Home Game'' series in 2004 for the [[American Stroke Association]] charity. {{As of|2018}}, he has over 80 tournament successes to his credit,<ref name=mob>{{cite web|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=25086|title=James Woods' profile on The Hendon Mob|website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database}}</ref> including seventh place at the [[2015 World Series of Poker]] in the [[2015 World Series of Poker results#Event|$3000 No Limit Shootout event]] and fifth place in the [[2018 World Series of Poker results#Event 12|$1,500 Dealers Choice]] event at the [[2018 WSOP]], as well as a $12,000 poker win in 2022 at [[Bally's Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Tony|title=Actor James Woods wins $12K on video poker at Bally's|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/celebrity/actor-james-woods-wins-12k-on-video-poker-at-ballys-2607010/|work=Las Vegas Review Journal|date=13 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=mob/>

===Legal issues=== 
In 1988, Woods sued actress [[Sean Young]] for $2 million, accusing her of stalking him after they appeared together in the film ''[[The Boost]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55941890.html?dids=55941890:55941890&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23,+1989&author=Anne+Trebbe&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Woods+suit+may+be+settled&pqatl=google|title=Woods Suit May be Settled|first=Anne|last=Trebbe|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 23, 1989|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107230410/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55941890.html?dids=55941890:55941890&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+23,+1989&author=Anne+Trebbe&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Woods+suit+may+be+settled&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> Young later countered that Woods had overreacted when she had spurned his on-set advances.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 17, 2007 |title=Young Revisits 20-Year-Old James Woods Harassment Controversy |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/young-revisits-20-year-old-james-woods-harassment-controversy_1043804 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007122904/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/young-revisits-20-year-old-james-woods-harassment-controversy_1043804 |archive-date=2010-10-07 |website=ContactMusic.com}}</ref> The suit was settled out of court in August 1989,<ref name="OS 19890825">{{cite web|title=Time Out|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/08/25/time-out-29/|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=December 3, 2013|date=August 25, 1989}}</ref><ref name="LAT 19890824">{{cite news|last1=Puig|first1=Claudia|first2=Daniel|last2=Cerone|title=Legal File|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-24-ca-1240-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2013|date=August 24, 1989}}</ref> including a payment of $227,000 to Young to cover her legal costs.<ref>{{cite news|first=Danny|last=Leigh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/26/blade-runner-sean-young-interview |title=Blade Runner's Sean Young: 'If I were a man I'd have been treated better'|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 26, 2015|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

In 2006, Woods' younger brother Michael Jeffrey Woods died from cardiac arrest at the age of 49. Woods sued [[Kent Hospital]] in [[Warwick, Rhode Island]], alleging negligence. The lawsuit was settled in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/shark-halted-after-woods-brother-dies_1003859 |title=James Woods – Shark Halted After Woods' Brother Dies |publisher=ContactMusic.com|date=July 28, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/34227743/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment|title=James Woods settles suit over brother's death|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=December 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301115620/http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/34227743/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment|archive-date=March 1, 2011}}</ref>

In July 2015, Woods sued an anonymous Twitter user known as Abe List, and ten other Twitter users, for $10 million over an allegedly libelous tweet accusing him of being a "cocaine addict".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Gardner |first1=Eriq |title=James Woods Sues Twitter User for $10 Million Over 'Cocaine Addict' Accusation |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sues-twitter-user-812107 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 11, 2020 |date=July 30, 2015}}</ref> Woods unsuccessfully sought to obtain the name of the Twitter user; the [[Los Angeles Superior Court]] denied his motion for [[Discovery (law)|discovery]] in October 2015, holding that he could not "use legal process to pierce the anonymity of internet speakers unless [he] can make a [[prima facie]] case." However, in an unexpected later ruling, the user's Anti-[[SLAPP]] motion was denied and Woods was permitted to pursue his lawsuit against List, with the ten other defendants being dropped from the lawsuit.<ref name="Kenneally">{{cite web |date= October 30, 2015 |url = https://www.thewrap.com/james-woods-loses-legal-bid-to-learn-twitter-foes-name-in-cocaine-addict-lawsuit/ |title = James Woods Loses Legal Bid to Learn Twitter Foe's Name in 'Cocaine Addict' Lawsuit|website = [[TheWrap]]| access-date = January 29, 2016 | last=Kenneally | first= Tim }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/02/11/james-woods-vs-twitter/|title=James Woods gets permission to sue his Twitter abuser|website=[[Engadget]]|date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, the defendant's appeal was dismissed; attorney [[Lisa Bloom]], who represented the anonymous Twitter user, revealed that the user had died.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor James Woods Gloats Over Death Of Random Twitter Troll He Sued To Unmask [Updated] |url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161020/23574335850/actor-james-woods-gloats-over-death-random-twitter-troll-he-sued-to-unmask-updated.shtml |work=Techdirt |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> The case was [[settled out of court]] soon afterwards, with Woods receiving a letter from Bloom saying that her client "regretted making the tweet and further regrets any harm caused to Mr. Woods' reputation by the tweet."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gardner |first1=Eriq |title=James Woods Drops Lawsuit Over 'Cocaine Addict' Tweet After Getting Trophy Letter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-drops-lawsuit-cocaine-addict-tweet-getting-trophy-letter-1022660 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 11, 2020 |date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>

In 2017, shortly before the Abe List litigation was resolved, Portia Boulger sued Woods for misidentifying her as a [[Nazi]] in an allegedly libelous tweet.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Cullins |first1=Ashley |title=James Woods Sued for $3 Million by Woman Falsely Identified as Nazi Trump Supporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-woods-sued-3-million-by-woman-falsely-identified-as-nazi-trump-supporter-986580 |access-date=29 April 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=15 March 2017}}</ref> The tweet included a photo of a different woman giving a [[Nazi salute]] while wearing a [[Donald Trump]] t-shirt at a [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|campaign event]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/18-3170/18-3170-2019-02-27.html |title=Boulger v. Woods, No. 18-3170 (6th Cir. 2019) |website=Justia |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> Boulger sought $3 million in damages.<ref name=":1" /> The court ruled in favor of Woods under the innocent construction rule. Boulger appealed, but the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] upheld the ruling.<ref name=":1" />

===Political views and Twitter use===
Woods has stated that he was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] until the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1999, commenting that "every single Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end."<ref>{{cite tweet |author= James Woods |user= RealJamesWoods |number= 899803876689412096 |date= August 21, 2017 |title= I was for years, until #Clinton was impeached. Every single #Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end. |access-date= August 21, 2017}}</ref> Woods was a registered [[Independent voter|Independent]] during the presidencies of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]];<ref>{{cite tweet |author= James Woods |user= RealJamesWoods |number= 709238037855645696 |date= March 14, 2016 |title= I endorse no candidate. I am a registered Independent. I'm suggesting that people can behave as they wish, if prepared for the consequences |access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author= James Woods |user= RealJamesWoods |number= 1011334378218139648 |date= June 25, 2018 |title= I was a registered Democrat for the greater portion of my voting life. The #Clintons cinched it for me. I was an #Independent through the Bush years. Obama was an eight year blank. The hatred and violence the @Democrats now promote convince me I was right to #WalkAway... |access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref> he has since aligned himself with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Adam |title=The angriest Republican in Hollywood: how James Woods became a MAGA martyr |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date= July 6, 2018 |access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When [[Carly Fiorina]] pulled out of the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential race]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hod|first1=Itay|title=Carly Fiorina Scores James Woods Endorsement|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carly-fiorina-scores-james-woods-endorsement/|website=TheWrap.com|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|access-date=September 22, 2015|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> he shifted his endorsement to [[Ted Cruz]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giaritelli|first1=Anna|title=Fiorina loses Hollywood endorsement to Cruz|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fiorina-loses-hollywood-endorsement-to-cruz/article/2577028|access-date=March 3, 2017|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> Woods has defended U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in the media, and has been described as a "staunch Trump supporter".<ref>{{cite web|first=Aris|last=Folley|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-woods-defends-trump-he-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in-my-lifetime/ar-BB14dOHE|title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime'|website=[[MSN]]|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>

Woods' name was in an advertisement in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (August 17, 2006) that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported Israel in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130228111826/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism]" ''Hollywood Grind''. August 18, 2006.</ref> On July 4, 2018, [[The Gersh Agency]], Woods' long-time talent agency, notified him by email that they would no longer represent him. Woods stated that the agency dropped him due to his political views.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title=James Woods Says He Was Dropped By 'Liberal' Talent Agent |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-wood-dropped-by-agent-ken-kaplan-1202865614/ |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=Variety |date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaynor |first1=Gerren Keith |title=James Woods is dropped by 'liberal' talent agent: 'It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-is-dropped-by-liberal-talent-agent-its-the-4th-of-july-and-im-feeling-patriotic/ |access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=Fox News |date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=John |title=Conservative actor James Woods says he was dumped by his agent because of his political views |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/james-woods-said-dropped-by-political-liberal-agent-on-july-4-2018-7 |date=July 4, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> He has said that there were many [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] actors who did not share their thoughts because "the blacklist against conservatives in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] is very real."<ref>{{cite web |title=James Woods retires from acting after saying he's blacklisted because he's conservative |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-retires-from-acting-after-saying-hes-blacklisted-because-hes-conservative |website=Fox News |access-date=May 6, 2020 |date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> 

Woods has frequently expressed his conservative political views on Twitter and has been locked out of his account multiple times for violations of the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/24/conservative-actor-james-woods-tweeted-a-hoax-meme-in-july-twitter-just-locked-him-out-of-his-account/ |title=Conservative actor James Woods tweeted a hoax meme in July. Twitter just locked him out of his account. |date=24 September 2018 |work=The Mercury News|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forliti |first=Amy |date=2018-09-23 |title=Actor locked out of Twitter over tweet that violated rules|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Actor-locked-out-of-Twitter-over-tweet-that-violated-rules-494078661.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=WHSV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Martha |last=Ross |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/24/ivanka-trump-james-woods-and-varied-pro-trump-reactions-to-obama-clinton-bomb-threats/ |title=Ivanka Trump, James Woods and varied pro-Trump reactions to Obama, Clinton bomb threats |newspaper=[[Mercury News]] |publisher=[[Bay Area News Group]] |location=San Francisco, California |date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Forgey |first=Quint |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/04/trump-twitter-facebook-1301638 |title=Trump ramps up attacks on Facebook, Twitter |work=[[Politico]] |date=4 May 2019 |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a Twitter debate between Woods and [[Amber Tamblyn]] escalated after Tamblyn accused Woods of inviting her to Las Vegas when she was underage, which Woods dismissed as a lie.<ref>{{cite news |first=Melissa |last=Chan |url=https://www.time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914154734/http://time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2017 |title=Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know'. |newspaper=[[Time Magazine]] |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>

In 2018, Woods turned his Twitter feed into a [[bulletin board]] for missing [[California wildfires]]'  evacuees, and was credited with saving lives and helping to reunite missing loved ones and pets with their families.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/november/actor-james-woods-uses-twitter-to-help-fire-victims-find-missing-loved-ones |title=Actor James Woods Uses Twitter to Help Fire Victims Find Missing Loved Ones |date=12 November 2018 |website=CBN News}}</ref> He provided aid to actresses [[Holly Marie Combs]] and [[Alyssa Milano]], with the latter thanking him for his help saving her horses.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kenneally |first=Tim |title=James Woods Helps Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs With Horse Rescues During Southern California Fires |url=https://www.thewrap.com/james-woods-helps-alyssa-milano-holly-marie-combs-with-horse-rescues-during-southern-california-fires/ |work=The Wrap |date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dillin |first=Rachel |title=Alyssa Milano Calls Out People Who Shamed James Woods For Helping Evacuate Her Horses In California Wildfire |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5156258/alyssa-milano-james-woods-california-wildfire-horses-evacuation |work=Inquisitor |date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2022, analysis conducted by researchers with the [[University of Washington]]'s Center for an Informed Public and the [[Chris Krebs|Krebs]] [[Alex Stamos|Stamos]] Group found Woods was the top purveyor of [[False claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election|election misinformation]] on Twitter during the late months of 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hendrix |first1=Justin |title=Researchers Release Comprehensive Twitter Dataset of False Claims About The 2020 Election |url=https://www.justsecurity.org/81913/researchers-release-comprehensive-twitter-dataset-of-false-claims-about-the-2020-election/ |work=[[Just Security]] |date=June 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Folley |first1=Aris |title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime' |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/498247-james-woods-says-trump-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in/ |work=The Hill |date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> That same year, Woods announced his intentions to sue the [[Democratic National Committee]] following [[Elon Musk]]'s release of the [[Twitter Files]]. Journalist [[Matt Taibbi]] reported that the Democratic National Committee requested a tweet made by Woods, related to [[Hunter Biden]], be removed from Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hume |first1=Ashley |last2=Creitz |first2=Charles |title=James Woods fires back at Twitter, vows to sue over censorship on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-woods-fires-back-twitter-vows-sue-censorship-tucker-carlson-tonight |work=Fox News |date=2 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Downey |first=Caroline |title=Scandalous Hunter Biden Info Days before 2020 Election |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-campaign-requested-twitter-scrub-scandalous-hunter-biden-content-days-before-2020-election/ |work=National Review |date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Critics of Woods defended Twitter's decision by pointing out that he posted images of Hunter Biden's genitals to his account.<ref>{{cite news |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |title=Elon Musk's 'Twitter Files' Are Turning Hunter Biden's Penis Into a Constitutional Crisis. No Joke. |url=https://www.thewrap.com/elon-musk-is-turning-hunter-biden-photo-into-a-constitutional-crisis-no-joke/ |work=The Wrap |date=December 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Tim |title=No, You Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Post Hunter Biden's Dick Pic on Twitter |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/no-you-do-not-have-a-constitutional-right-to-post-hunter-bidens-dick-pic-on-twitter/ |work=The Bulwark |date=December 3, 2022}}</ref>

In the wake of the [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel]], Woods has strongly criticized [[Hamas]] for "savage terrorism".<ref>[https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1843692568586137630 Status] X. 9 October 2023</ref> On X he criticized [[Joe Biden]] for failing to do more to secure the release of the twelve American hostages abducted to the [[Gaza strip]] by Hamas amid the [[Gaza war hostage crisis]].<ref>[https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1713018364359282835 Status] X. 14 October 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-october-7-2024/ Department Press Briefing – October 7, 2024] U.S. Department of State. 7 October 2024</ref> In November 2023 he advocated against a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]], further calling for the killing of all Palestinian activists with the hashtag “#KillThemAll”.<ref>[https://x.com/realjameswoods/status/1726029033895551217 Status] X. 19 November 2023</ref> In February 2024, he criticized [[Rashida Tlaib]] for her lone "present" vote as the [[United States House of Representatives]] voted unanimously to condemn [[Sexual and gender-based violence in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel|rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel]].<ref>[https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1758154649734119646 Status] X. 16 February 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.jns.org/tlaib-present-as-house-votes-unanimously-to-condemn-hamas-for-rape/ Tlaib ‘present,’ as House votes unanimously to condemn Hamas for rape] ''Jewish News Syndicate''. 14 February 2024</ref> He has condemned [[2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses]] for fomenting [[anti-semitism]] and showing support for Hamas.<ref>[https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1786056258036150376 Status] X. 3 May 2024</ref>

===9/11 experience ===
On August 1, 2001, Woods alleged noticing four men near him acting suspiciously on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Woods reported his suspicions to the co-pilot in flight, and he claimed that those concerns were passed on to the [[FAA]]. On the evening of September 11, Woods called the [[FBI]] and repeated his concerns; they interviewed him at his home the next morning. Woods believed that he had encountered four of the [[Hijackers in the September 11 attacks|19 terrorists/hijackers]] responsible for the [[September 11 attacks]], who were on the flight to study it in preparation for the attacks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Woods|first=James|title=Interview with Bill O'Reilly|date=July 21, 2007 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0lzZvCNkJw|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/packages/underattack/news/planes_reconstruction.htm Newspaper article, Probe reconstructs horror, calculated attacks on planes], by Glen Johnson, Boston Globe Staff, November 23, 2001</ref> Woods was interviewed by FBI agents regarding this incident. He has confirmed that he looked at pictures of the hijackers and identified two terrorists as being among the men that he had seen on his flight.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102411&page=1 James Woods Reported Suspicious Passengers to FBI], ABC News.com, September 19, 2001</ref>