Actor Zachary Levi has encouraged “closeted conservatives” in Hollywood to come out publicly after supporting former President Trump.
In an Instagram Live video on Sunday, the 44-year-old “Shazam” star said Hollywood is a “right-leaning city” and that “very few people seem to bite because it's right-leaning.”・The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg's claims. He's also a Republican. ”
Levi disagreed with her comments, pointing out that out of the thousands of actors currently working in Hollywood, the only ones he can cite as examples are Jon Voight and Dennis Quaid. He added that actors like them only seem to be able to “get away with identifying themselves as Republicans at a certain level in their careers.”
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg fired back at Levi, claiming that Hollywood is a famously “right-leaning city.” (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
“And what that means is that there are a lot of people in my industry in Hollywood who are afraid to publicly say they're going to vote for Donald Trump or be conservative in any way. By the way, they sent me a lot of messages.” Levi said. “That's why you don't see them. That's why they're not as prevalent or noticeable. Because they know they have this kind of effect — -.
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Levi pushed back on concerns about an industry backlash, claiming that the pandemic-induced lockdown and recent writers and actors' strike have “damaged” the industry, and that he expects to be “gonzo” in the near future. I predicted it would happen.
“Anyway, my shoutout to all you guys out there, all the hidden conservatives, all the hidden Trump supporters, it’s now or never, you know what I mean?” Levi said. . “Do whatever you feel you need to do. If you feel like you need to come out and say it publicly, don't do it yet. I won't pressure you to do it. But if you need to do that, please let me know.'' What you fear is a backlash from an industry that won't exist anytime soon. If so, don't worry about it. ”
Zachary Levi has claimed that the entertainment industry may become “gonzo” in the coming years. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
Mr. Levi endorsed Mr. Trump at an event with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard in September. He explained how he initially supported RFK Jr., but switched to supporting Trump after RFK Jr. stopped campaigning.
“In a perfect world, I probably would have voted for Bobby no matter what,” Levi said. “But we don't live in a perfect world. In fact, we live in a very broken world. We live in a country that has been taken over, and we are here to stop it.”
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Levi endorsed former President Trump after Robert F. Kennedy suspended his 2024 campaign. (Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
“We're going to take this country back. We're going to make this country great again and we're going to make this country healthy again. So I support Bobby and I support everyone else who supports President Trump. We do…out of the two options we have, we only have two, but President Trump is the one who will get us there,” Levi said.
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