EXCLUSIVE: Constance Marie has spoken out about Donald Trump and how he controls America through media like a “dictatorship” in an exclusive interview.
President Donald Trump is running America like a dictatorship, pushing for full control of what residents consume in the media. POTUS’s “scary” tactics are violating the First Amendment, serving up his “propaganda” messages to the masses.
Those are strong words from top actress Constance Marie, who is accusing Trump’s regime of attempting to push “state-run media” on the USA.
Marie, who has enjoyed a four-decade career in TV and film as a Latina actress, believes that networks and consumers need to push back against Trump. claiming he is suppressing freedom of speech across TV networks.
Marie says that policies implemented by the Republicans are “whitewashing” content on our screens as DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) practices are being closed down.
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Marie, best known for The George Lopez show, the Selena movie, and NBC’s daytime soap Santa Barbara, fears multicultural sitcoms are being eliminated.
The 60-year-old believes Trump needs to explain the purpose of his move to assert greater state say in media following the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s chat show.
Marie expressed how “it 100 percent worries her that there may be too much interference from the government on what is broadcast on mainstream television.
Speaking exclusively on camera, she said: “It’s very scary. It is like state-run media.
“That’s not what the United States is about. It’s propaganda that agrees with an administration. We’re about diversity. We’re a melting pot. If you look at the Statue of Liberty, it’s not because we all think the same. Our food is not the same. And that’s one of the things that makes our country so great.
“So yes, I have a major problem with it. Giant corporations buying multiple media sources and controlling more than 36% of the programming violates an FCC antitrust law. Everybody says, ‘Oh, I don’t do politics.’ But politics is doing you in, what you see, what you buy, what you hear, the rights that you have, and international travel.
“I just came from Canada and I was like, a breath of fresh air. It’s very important that we all pay attention.”
Marie got political as she walked the red carpet for the 11th Hollywood Beauty Awards in Los Angeles.
She insisted it was vital to talk about government as she fears for the nation’s freedom of speech.
“I’m Latin, so my people are being kidnapped all across the United States. Violations of the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, no due process. People are doing it legally, illegally. “There’s an Irishman who’s been stuck in a nice detention center for longer than a hundred days. It eventually gets to everybody. That’s a very scary thing.
“Keeping your head in the sand is not an option at this point. It’s going to catch up to all of us, be it women’s rights, black rights, trans rights, gay rights, or immigrant rights. I want you to feel comfortable in the United States of America. We’re dependent on it.
“We’re like a global community, and I just think it’s so incredibly important that we not forget that.”
“We have to pay attention when it’s being robbed because you’re not paying attention to the little infractions, like I’m not gay, but I care about gay rights.
“I’m not a married woman, but I care about the ability to vote for another married woman. I’m past baby-having age, but I care about another woman having reproductive rights.
“I’m not an immigrant. I’m indigenous to the United States, but I care about immigrant rights. Expanding one’s vision and realizing that just because it affects someone else, it could eventually affect you.
“So you have to advocate for your fellow human beings. Paying attention to what you can, where you can, and just raising awareness and talking about it. We’re at the beauty awards, and I’m talking about immigration. I’m talking about people’s rights being taken. It’s not always convenient, but it’s always important.”
Marie points the finger firmly at POTUS for her concerns. Asked what she would say directly to.
Trump, she responded, “When is it enough? What exactly is enough money, is enough power? I mean, to what end? What is the end? What is the goal? How many people need to be hurt or rights need to be taken?”
Marie then turned her anger to the state of sitcoms failing to present multicultural stories
“It’s quite tragic. I mean, I’ve been doing this for 41 years and I’ve seen different administrations, different cycles of the ebb and flow. All of a sudden, everybody discovers Latinos, or they discover black shows, and they build their empires and their networks like the WB and UPN, and with fun.
“And then they get an audience, and then as soon as they hit a certain level, it transitions, and it’s kind of becomes like a whitewashing of the airways.
“I’ve seen it happen multiple times in multiple iterations, and now we have an administration that’s very anti-DEI and very anti-affirmative action, even though it’s based in Los Angeles, which used to be Mexico; it’s just fascinating to me. I mean, specifically, I can speak for the Latino demographic. We spend more money on media than anybody, and yet we’re not represented. “Certain decades were not represented.
“It’s the kind of thing where we all need to unify and say, ‘that’s not okay.’ We can’t just keep watching the same shows. There’s a certain amount of creativity that’s necessary for the human experience and we have AI coming, which is eliminating crews and jobs. The people we’re celebrating here, if we’re all just AI and you slap a filter on us, there’s no need for hair, makeup, wardrobe, transportation, or security. If we’re all inside a computer, we’re just avatars.
“So I really think people need to be aware that we can’t have sort of an anti-human, anti-diversity future because it’s really not good for anybody.”
Marie, before she presented the Outstanding Achievement in SFX Makeup to Ken Diaz with Jimmy Smiths at The 11th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs), founded by Michele Elyzabeth and produced by Pamela Price.
Under this year’s theme, “The Beauty of Spring ~ La Beauté du Printemps,” the black-tie ceremony honored the artists shaping beauty across film, television, music, red carpets, and editorial, while continuing its philanthropic partnership with Helen Woodward Animal Center.
Major honorees included Robert L. Stevenson (career tribute of Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling), who was presented by Terrence Howard and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs.
Toy Story alum Tim Allen had Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling to Bonnie Clevering, while comic Sebastian Maniscalco paid tribute to legendary photographer Peggy Sirota.
Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Tai Simon honored Zabrina Matiru with Outstanding Achievement in Makeup.
The Bear star Jeremy Allen White presented Groomer of the Year to KC Fee.
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