Hollywood stars quieter about Trump after 2024 win
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Hollywood’s anti-Trump contingent finds itself dispirited in the wake of President-elect Trump’s decisive win against Kamala Harris, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Unlike their vocal opposition in 2017, the entertainment industry’s elite are now taking a more subdued approach to political activism.
Industry leaders are shifting their attention to regional politics and specific issues, particularly reproductive rights and environmental concerns.
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“I do think that the approach will be much more micro than macro this time around,” Hannah Linkenhoker, the chief engagement officer at the industry law firm Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, told the outlet.
“We’ll see more of a focus on state and local levels. The fight to protect abortion is a good case study. You’re seeing states ratifying abortion at the state level. The abortion movement has pivoted there,” Natalie Tran, the executive director of the CAA Foundation, reportedly said.
Early 2017 saw Hollywood’s influential figures taking to Beverly Hills’ streets in protest of Trump’s initial presidency.
A significant demonstration on Wilshire Boulevard, organized by United Talent Agency, drew participation from celebrities like Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox, and future Wicked star Cynthia Erivo. Democratic fundraiser and UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer joined the protest alongside then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.
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That same period witnessed the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., where celebrities wearing pink pussy hats gathered in protest. Madonna notably told marchers she had thoughts about “blowing up” The White House.
This time, the entertainment industry is adopting a less dramatic stance.
According to THR, Jane Fonda’s climate change PAC intends to concentrate on supporting local electoral candidates. “We see these local and state and county-level electeds as a fire wall against what might be coming from the Trump administration,” executive director Sarah Lane told THR.
