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Celebrities routinely suffer for sharing their political views‚ and no one bats an eye. Just ask Kevin Sorbo‚ who watched his mainstream Hollywood career implode for being an openly Christian conservative. Actor Antonio Sabato‚ Jr. shared a similar story in recent years‚ forcing him to create a movie studio of his own to secure work. “Sound of Freedom” star Jim Caviezel‚ also openly Christian and right-leaning‚ says appearing in that 2023 smash cost him two agents. Other conservative actors simply clam up‚ period. They know supporting President Donald Trump or criticizing part of the Democratic platform could damage their careers. Yet the Hollywood press doesn’t bemoan a state of affairs with ties to the ’50s Blacklist era. It mentions it now and then and swiftly moves on.  Now‚ hard-Left stars are getting called out for their beliefs.     It started last year when an Oscar winner and a rising star felt heat for their pro-Palestinian views in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel that killed 1‚200 people. Susan Sarandon lost her representation for making a crude analogy tied to the Israel/Hamas war at a public protest. Sarandon told the crowd at Union Square on Nov. 17 that Jews are “getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country‚ so often subjected to violence” as she said she intended “to communicate my concern for an increase in hate crimes.” That wasn’t all she did‚ according to The New York Post. She joined the crowd in chanting “From the river to the sea‚ Palestine will be free” – which is largely regarded as an antisemitic slogan that implies the decimation of Israel – before addressing the group herself. She later apologized specifically for her Jewish comments‚ but she has since doubled and tripled down on her pro-Palestinian activism. Her X account offers a non-stop wave of pro-Palestinian‚ anti-Israeli commentary. The 77-year-old appears undaunted by losing her representation and has multiple projects in post-production. Melissa Barrera‚ whose sizable role in the “Scream” franchise boosted her Hollywood profile‚ lost said gig following her pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli remarks. She said the Jews lived on “colonized” land‚ adding “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that‚ I will let you deduce for yourself.” Barrera didn’t stop there. She also shared a post from Jewish Currents that included a reference to “the distortion of the Holocaust to boost the Israeli arms industry.” Spyglass swiftly fired her from the seventh film in the “Scream” saga‚ saying it had “zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate.” Barrera‚ like Sarandon‚ is unrepentant. “Honestly‚ I think I finally am becoming who I’m supposed to be in life‚ and the last few months have been a big awakening of that‚” she told the outlet at the red carpet premiere of her new film Your Monster. “I’m just so grateful for everything that’s happened.” More recently‚ Sara Ramirez announced she won’t be back for a third season of “And Just Like That” following their pro-Palestinian comments. Ramirez‚ who uses they/them pronouns‚ plays the fleeting love interest for Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda character‚ Che Diaz on the Max series. The non-binary actor claimed the Max series eliminated Che following the star’s recent pro-Palestinian comments and complained others are similarly being punished. “Our industry is so duplicitous. While they give awards away‚ casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again‚” Ramirez wrote via Instagram on Tuesday‚ January 16. “While they lift up some of their own clients who have spoken up against this genocide‚ they are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go.” HBO Max has had no comment on the matter. The Daily Mail reports Ramirez’s ouster had more to do with the character’s disconnect with the show’s fan base than any political musings. Some media outlets have taken the aforementioned events as signs of a new Blacklist. “Every single artist should be showing support for Susan Sarandon and Melissa Barrera today‚ or this will just be the beginning of the new Hollywood blacklist‚” wrote film festival programmer Zoë Rose Bryant on X‚ formerly Twitter. Has Bryant weighed in on the plight of Sorbo‚ Sabato or Caviezel? What about the countless‚ nameless actors who lean to the Right but fear admitting just that? In Hollywood‚ sharing ghastly Middle East views can either be tolerated or stand as a fireable offense. Embrace a political party with the support of more than one-third of the American public‚ and you’ll find yourself fearing the latter. Maybe we should talk more openly‚ and honestly‚ about both situations.

HBO Real Time host Bill Maher and actor and direct Seth MacFarlane had an argument on Friday over whether or not journalists can be trusted. MacFarlane accused Maher of doing “exactly what Donald Trump wants” while Maher accused MacFarlane of being a partisan who wants to “feel good.” The background for the segment was actually about Florida and New York City‚ two places on opposite ends of the political spectrum‚ passing laws related to social media. Florida’s law bans anyone under 16 from social media while New York’s labeled social media a “public health hazard” for young people. Against this backdrop‚ MacFarlane argued that journalists are superior as he portrayed the ideal news media as the actual news media‚ “I have no idea what these outlets gained by allowing comments on their sites‚ it's like this reporter took the time to research this‚ to fact-check it‚ oversight from an editor‚ and if they got it wrong‚ then they have to print the retraction.”     Moving away from the social media angle‚ Maher sought to probe just how much MacFarlane believes that‚ “What if it's just slanted? What if it’s just slanted? What if it's not wrong‚ it’s just slanted‚ it's what somebody is pointing out in the column.” Again‚ MacFarlane displayed a naïve attitude towards the media and how it responds to criticism‚ “Then write a letter to the editor‚ do your research and formulate your argument.” After Maher pointed out that the correction would come “a week later‚” MacFarlane wondered‚ “So what? What’s a week?” Maher rebutted‚ “Because by then I forgotten it or I don’t see it.” MacFarlane then set up a false dichotomy were you either get social media crazy people or journalism as it currently operates‚ “There's this thing we take for granted now‚ the journalist who did the work‚ gets to have their piece put on the same shelf as everyone else's spur of the moment to bullshit.” Maher observed that “You seem to trust journalists more than I do” and claimed “everything I read‚ whatever source‚ it’s only half the truth‚ they print the narrative‚ they don't print truth.” MacFarlane then accused Maher of helping Trump‚ “By the way‚ that's exactly what Donald Trump wants. What you just said is exactly what he wants. Don't trust the reporters‚ don't trust the journalists.” Maher rejected the dichotomy‚ “It doesn't matter. Okay‚ well‚ Hitler was a vegetarian‚ doesn't mean I like Donald Trump. They print the half that they want that is going to make people like you who are a partisan‚ very partisan‚ you want to read something that -- that makes me feel good.” MacFarlane then claimed he wasn’t a partisan and offered up a profane and unconvincing argument to defend himself‚ “I read John Bolton's book for fuck sake‚ I’m not partisan‚ I slogged through that thing. Jesus Christ.” Of course‚ Bolton’s latest book was one of those tell all books about his time in the Trump White House that led him to getting some strange new respect from liberals. After Maher and fellow panelist Rep. Adam Schiff offered their condolences for having read Bolton’s book‚ Schiff‚ with no sense of Russia Collusion-related irony‚ stated‚ “I think this is the most crosscutting challenge we have overall which is people don't get their information from the same place‚ they tune into the news they want to hear‚ reinforce the views they already have‚ you have social media algorithms queue up what they want to see.” Maher added‚ “They’re in the audience stroking business. That is what the media—that’s what they are.” Correct‚ which is why Schiff is running for Senate and not retiring from Congress in disgrace. Here is a transcript for the January 26 show: HBO Real Time with Bill Maher 1/26/2024 10:45 PM ET SETH MACFARLANE: I have no idea what these outlets gained by allowing comments on their sites‚ it's like this reporter took the time to research this‚ to fact-check it‚ oversight from an editor‚ and if they got it wrong‚ then they have to print the retraction.  BILL MAHER: What if it's just slanted? What if it’s just slanted? What if it's not wrong‚ it’s just slanted‚ it's what somebody is pointing out in the column.  MACFARLANE: Then write a letter to the editor‚ do your research and formulate your argument. MAHER: But that appears a week later.  MACFARLANE: So what? What’s a week? MAHER: Because by then I forgotten it or I don’t see it. MACFARLANE: There's this thing we take for granted now‚ the journalist who did the work‚ gets to have their piece put on the same shelf as everyone else's spur of the moment to bullshit.  MAHER: You seem to trust journalists more than I do.  MACFARLANE: I trust certain journalists‚ yeah.  MAHER: I do‚ certain ones I do‚ not a lot.  MACFARLANE: Not a lot? MAHER: No‚ and everything I read‚ whatever source‚ it’s only half the truth‚ they print the narrative‚ they don't print truth.  MACFARLANE: That’s a generalization though. MAHER: Well‚ it is but‚ because it's generally true. They print the side of the story –  MACFARLANE: By the way‚ that's exactly what Donald Trump wants. What you just said is exactly what he wants. MAHER: It doesn't matter.  MACFARLANE: Don't trust the reporters‚ don't trust the journalists.  MAHER: Okay‚ well‚ Hitler was a vegetarian‚ doesn't mean I like Donald Trump. They print the half that they want that is going to make people like you who are a partisan‚ very partisan‚ you want to read something that -- that makes me feel good.  MACFARLANE: I read John Bolton's book for fuck sake‚ I’m not partisan‚ I slogged through that thing. Jesus Christ ADAM SCHIFF: You have my condolences.  MAHER: I don't know why you would do that.  SCHIFF: I think this is the most crosscutting challenge we have overall which is people don't get their information from the same place‚ they tune into the news they want to hear— MAHER: Correct. SCHIFF: -- reinforce the views they already have‚ you have social media algorithms queue up what they want to see.  MAHER: They’re in the audience stroking business. That is what the media—that’s what they are. SCHIFF: They are. They are. They are. MACFARLANE: To some extent that is true‚ but I think to generalize the majority of it is—

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