Whoops! Mike Pence's Hollywood Slam Backfires In 'The Hollywood Of The South'

Vice President Mike Pence tried to share a fairly typical Republican talking point in Georgia  on Thursday, slamming Hollywood  and the celebrities visiting the state to support Democrat Stacey Abrams , including Oprah Winfrey and Will Ferrell . 

“I’d like to remind Stacey and Oprah and Will Ferrell, I’m kind of a big deal, too,” said Pence, who is not from Georgia. “And I’ve got a message for all of Stacey Abrams’ liberal Hollywood friends: This ain’t Hollywood. This is Georgia.”

He also tweeted it: 

Georgia, however, is home to a booming film industry, thanks to more than $1 billion in tax credits over the past decade, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

The Georgia Department of Economic Development said there were 320 films and TV shows shot in the state last year, generating an economic impact of $9.5 billion , including $2.7 billion in direct spending. Hit shows, such as “The Walking Dead,” “Stranger Things” and “Atlanta,” as well as top-grossing movies like “Black Panther ” and the “Hunger Games ” and “Guardians of the Galaxy ” franchises have all filmed in the state.

Some have even started calling Atlanta “The Hollywood of the South ” and “Y’allywood .”

Twitter users were quick to correct Pence: