Susan Sarandon has claimed that she was essentially blacklisted from Hollywood.
The Thelma and Louise actress alleges that after she spoke out and called for a ceasefire in Gaza that she was unable to take on roles in the United States.
“I was fired by my agency, specifically for marching and speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire,” Sarandon told journalists at a discussion in celebration of receiving the International Goya Award for her career in Spain.
She said that she was no longer able to find work with any major studio as a result of her beliefs.
“It became impossible for me to even be on television. I don’t know lately if it’s changed. I couldn’t do any major film or anything connected with Hollywood. I found agents ultimately in England and in Italy, and I work there,” she said.
“I just did a film in Italy, and I did a play at the Old Vic for a number of months. I know this Italian director that just hired me — he was told not to hire me, so that’s still recently. He didn’t listen, but they had that conversation.
“Right now, I kind of specialise in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.”
Sarandon went on to say that she felt as though Spain and other places in Europe had given her more freedom to express her thoughts on the war.
The Alfie actress added: “In a place where you feel repression and censorship, to see Spain and to see the president and what he says and the support that he’s giving about Gaza, and to have actors like Javier Bardem come forward with such a strong voice, is so important to us in the United States.”
It comes after a Hollywood insider alleged last month that movie studio Paramount has a list of celebrities it has black-listed for speaking out against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
According to a report by Variety, the juggernaut studio responsible for movies like Top Gun has a “list of talent it will not work with”.
While Paramount didn’t officially comment on the claim, a source close to the studio told Variety that “the management team shares a set of values and has no desire to work with anyone who expresses hate in public and damaging ways”.
Paramount is the same studio that was involved in the firing of Melissa Barrera from the latest Scream movie after she used her platform to insist that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza.
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