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Rob Schneider is putting Hollywood on blast for casting out right-leaning celebrities.
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The result, the actor-comedian scoffed, is that the industry is ruining itself.
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The Grown Ups actor appeared on a recent episode of the American Thought Leaders podcast, where he revealed that as soon as he went public with his political views, the acting opportunities dried up.
“That was it for me starring in movies,” the star of Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo said.
“The act of telling the truth in an age of authoritarianism, in an age of lies, is a courageous act. And I’m not saying that I’m courageous,” Schneider acknowledged.
“When I think of real courage, I think of… in any major city, the cemeteries of people who gave their, what Lincoln describes, the last full measure of their devotion for this great land. That is a sacrifice. I mean, the fact that I’ll never make Deuce Bigalow 4, 5 and 6, I think is fine,” Schneider added.
He even laughed at the comparison before saying that how his political views have impacted his career has been “a bummer.”
Free speech comes with consequences
Schneider detailed: “Show business, wrong or right, they don’t want any controversy. You know, they don’t want you being mouthy or anything, and that makes sense, but I do think that at a certain point, if we’re going to have a society and if we’re going to continue to have a free society, it’s going to require people to step up and be courageous.”
He noted that while the First Amendment does allow for this kind of courage, freedom of speech doesn’t exactly come without consequences.
“You can ask Jimmy Kimmel,” he joked, before adding more seriously, “It’s going to cost you.”
Schneider also pointed out that if it was the other way around, for a left-leaning celebrity to try to stick it to Republicans, their careers would remain intact.
“Mark Ruffalo could say whatever he wants against Trump and he’ll still get work as an actor,” the Hot Chick star said.
“But if an actor like me … dares question the tribe of Democrats, that’s it. You’re out of Hollywood.”
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How long has the blacklisting been going on for?
Schneider used legendary actor Charlton Heston as an example, noting how he went from civil rights activist to NRA president and Second Amendment advocate.
“I think that’s shameful,” the Saturday Night Live alum said of the controversy that surrounded Heston and his shift in views.
“I think that’s a rot in the soul of Hollywood,” Schneider said. “And I think today’s blacklisting of conservatives is the same thing. I think, at its core, it is adding to its destruction. And I think we are seeing Hollywood completely dismantle itself.”
Schneider believes that in a handful of years, many major film studios “will just be real estate,” and instead of leaning on Hollywood movies for entertainment, audiences will increasingly turn to watching videos on social media instead of films.
“I think you’re going to see, you’re seeing right now, a rejection of Hollywood,” he declared. “You’re seeing an implosion of it.”
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