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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,808 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:43 PM Mar 1

Susan Sarandon Says She Was Banned From Hollywood After Calling for Gaza Ceasefire: I Feel 'Repression and Censorship'

Susan Sarandon is speaking out about her current film and television career, saying 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 said. “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. 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 specialize in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.”

The “Thelma and Louise” star also said that Spain has more intellectual freedom than the United States.

“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,” she said.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/susan-sarandon-says-she-banned-234215833.html

My dear your career was in the crapper before that.



She said, "Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately", at about 2:32
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Susan Sarandon Says She Was Banned From Hollywood After Calling for Gaza Ceasefire: I Feel 'Repression and Censorship' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 1 OP
Excuse me while I reach for a Kleenex. . .NOT DinahMoeHum Mar 1 #1
Face meet leopard...fafo JT45242 Mar 1 #2
Sarandon is clearly the leading spokesperson for the Leopards Eating People's Face Party LetMyPeopleVote Mar 1 #29
Susan Sarandon is a piece of shit Pototan Mar 1 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 2 #48
You made it to 6 posts Pototan Mar 2 #49
Post removed Post removed Mar 2 #50
Your posts won't be here long enough Pototan Mar 2 #51
Post removed Post removed Mar 2 #53
I don't conduct conversations Pototan Mar 2 #54
That Troll is Gone.. Poof! Cha Mar 2 #55
Hey, Cha Pototan Mar 2 #56
She's already PPR but I just Alerted on Cha Mar 2 #59
I admired her as an actress, but as a human being, I have no respect for her at all. NNadir Mar 1 #4
Can't spell "Sarandon" without "Don" Blue Owl Mar 1 #5
And 'rando'. Harker Mar 1 #6
Thanks for the new word. I didn't know that one, but it is definitely applicable. NNadir Mar 1 #21
I've heard only a couple of times from my wife's 28 year old son. Harker Mar 1 #25
If I had to coose someone to 'deserve' censorship 3_Limes Mar 1 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 1 #8
Sarandon wasn't ostracized for her views on Gaza, she became a pariah when she supported Stein over Clinton in 2016. sop Mar 1 #9
TY.. That's what I said.. Sarandon is Lying Again. Cha Mar 1 #32
Be that as it may, the American taxpayers should not be spending hundreds of billions every year Bluetus Mar 1 #34
Sarandon, Stein, Gabbard are Russian operatives nt delisen Mar 1 #35
She used to be my favorite actress. MIButterfly Mar 1 #10
I loved most of her film work and you are right getting film work at 79 is going to be tough irisblue Mar 2 #47
She shows up every now and then to remind everyone Klarkashton Mar 1 #11
Kamala Harris and lots of public figures called for a ceasefire. betsuni Mar 1 #12
It wasn't ... Sarandon is Gaslighting, Again. Cha Mar 1 #33
Susan "Trump will bring the revolution" Sarandon? mzmolly Mar 1 #13
Poor little rich girl mercuryblues Mar 1 #14
You helped elect Trump the first time when he ran against Hillary so...you have no reason Demsrule86 Mar 1 #15
womp womp WhiteTara Mar 1 #16
Hey Susan, please kindly fuck all of the way off and go eat all of the shit. Initech Mar 1 #17
GO AWAY YOU FUCKING IDIOT. boston bean Mar 1 #18
Boo fucking hoo. She enabled the Trump genocide in Gaza. Vinca Mar 1 #19
She's such an insufferable nitwit Prairie Gates Mar 1 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author vanessa_ca Mar 1 #22
Wow, some galaxy-shaking self-importance in this report . . . hatrack Mar 1 #23
Susan who?? lastlib Mar 1 #24
She is lying edhopper Mar 1 #26
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Mar 1 #27
*Ring-Ring!* Hello? Phone call for you, Susan. Moscow is calling! QueerDuck Mar 2 #60
Oh the Rebl2 Mar 1 #28
"It's unfair!" she whined from high atop her ivory tower. QueerDuck Mar 1 #30
BULLSHIT SARANDN LIES. Cha Mar 1 #31
Mary Trump: "She's a complete idiot. She doesn't know what she's talking about, and if anybody betsuni Mar 1 #39
Wow... Thanks for that quote from Mary T! Cha Mar 2 #40
"We'd be at war" if Hillary won, fracking and pipelines were another of her top reasons not to support Democrats. betsuni Mar 2 #44
I forgot about Sarandon being such a Cha Mar 2 #45
Regarding reproductive rights, she pointed out that she does not "vote with her vagina"... QueerDuck Mar 2 #57
Just go away, you dreadful 🤡 mcar Mar 1 #36
She checks most of the boxes on people Americans dislike or hate. pecosbob Mar 1 #37
Sarandon: "I'm not attacked from the right at all." betsuni Mar 1 #38
The government is not censoring you Susan MagickMuffin Mar 2 #41
Nader and Sarandon are two peas in a pod. LudwigPastorius Mar 2 #42
Exactly! oasis Mar 2 #43
Serves her right, sh had that coming and she's lying ... Raine Mar 2 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Mar 2 #52
Now is an excellent time to retire Susan... Layzeebeaver Mar 2 #58

JT45242

(4,049 posts)
2. Face meet leopard...fafo
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:46 PM
Mar 1

Had she not opposed HRC, I might have sympathy for her. But alas. You work towards electing mango Mussolini and you reap what you sow.

Pototan

(3,144 posts)
3. Susan Sarandon is a piece of shit
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:46 PM
Mar 1

Last edited Mon Mar 2, 2026, 05:43 AM - Edit history (1)

I will never forgive her for saying that there is no difference between Hillary and Trump in 2016.

Fuck her. I don't care what she says on any issue.

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Pototan

(3,144 posts)
56. Hey, Cha
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:35 AM
Mar 2

He still has 2 posts on this string.

I think it's too early in the morning to get a jury together.

Harker

(17,804 posts)
25. I've heard only a couple of times from my wife's 28 year old son.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:22 PM
Mar 1

I suppose it could be spelled 'rand-o', which I think I prefer.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

sop

(18,654 posts)
9. Sarandon wasn't ostracized for her views on Gaza, she became a pariah when she supported Stein over Clinton in 2016.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:00 PM
Mar 1

And saying Hillary's presidency would be "as dangerous as Donald Trump's" didn't endear her to most progressive women. It seems Sarandon failed to appreciate the demographics of her own audience.

Bluetus

(2,822 posts)
34. Be that as it may, the American taxpayers should not be spending hundreds of billions every year
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:41 PM
Mar 1

to help Bibi exterminate the people with whom he has no interest in finding any good faith solutions.

MIButterfly

(2,706 posts)
10. She used to be my favorite actress.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:02 PM
Mar 1

I saw her for the first time in the early 80s in a television play with Christopher Walken called "Who am I This Time?" based on a short story by Kurt Konnegut. She really stood out and I thought "who is she?" and was a fan after that. Now, not so much. I know she has every right to express her opinion, but unfortunately her words caused a great deal of damage, in my opinion.

And I hate to say it, but Hollywood is not kind to older actresses. There are probably a lot of older actresses who find it difficult to find work after the age of 40, regardless of their political views.

irisblue

(37,524 posts)
47. I loved most of her film work and you are right getting film work at 79 is going to be tough
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 05:23 AM
Mar 2

betsuni

(29,082 posts)
12. Kamala Harris and lots of public figures called for a ceasefire.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:22 PM
Mar 1

Um, I don't think it was that, Susan.

mercuryblues

(16,426 posts)
14. Poor little rich girl
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:33 PM
Mar 1

Whining her ass off that she can't make any more millions of dollars a year. Fuck her and the orange man she rode in on.

Demsrule86

(71,542 posts)
15. You helped elect Trump the first time when he ran against Hillary so...you have no reason
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:42 PM
Mar 1

to open your mouth. Go away.

WhiteTara

(31,261 posts)
16. womp womp
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:58 PM
Mar 1

She begged people to vote for that loathsome creature and should have lost her job then. Who wants to watch that?

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lastlib

(28,286 posts)
24. Susan who??
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:05 PM
Mar 1

What WAS that gurgling sound I heard? My guess is some 'D'-list Hollywood schmuck.......

edhopper

(37,375 posts)
26. She is lying
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:24 PM
Mar 1

she said Hamas rejected the ceasefires because they were terrible deals for them. And then went on to say the rapes and baby killing on Oct 7th were myths.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,958 posts)
27. This makes me smile
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:00 PM
Mar 1


Susan Sarandon says she was banned from Hollywood for "speaking out about Gaza, for asking for a ceasefire."

“I was fired by my agency... 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. 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 specialize in tiny films with directors who have never directed, in independent films.”

betsuni

(29,082 posts)
39. Mary Trump: "She's a complete idiot. She doesn't know what she's talking about, and if anybody
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:48 PM
Mar 1

can say with a straight face that Democrats are the problem, I don't know what to tell them."

Cha

(319,168 posts)
40. Wow... Thanks for that quote from Mary T!
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:11 AM
Mar 2

Sarandon is Dangerously Stupid.

Glad to see she's getting a little bit of that Karma back.. a bit of a pariah, is she.

betsuni

(29,082 posts)
44. "We'd be at war" if Hillary won, fracking and pipelines were another of her top reasons not to support Democrats.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 03:51 AM
Mar 2

Did fracking disappear? Trump has a terrific environmental record! And he's, like, totally not a warhawkmonger!!!!

Sarandon was a surrogate for John Edwards when he ran for president even though he voted the same as Hillary about Iraq. Forgive and forget! Somehow only Hillary was responsible.

And we're scolded for somehow demanding"blind loyalty" and being intolerant for pointing out stupidity and lies about Democrats. Boo hoo.

Cha

(319,168 posts)
45. I forgot about Sarandon being such a
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:10 AM
Mar 2

hypocrite about Hillary.. along with everything else she is.

And John Edwards turned out to be not such a nice guy.. with regards to his wife Elizabeth.

I always think of SS' attack on Delores Huerta.. when her name comes up.

She has so much blood on her hands, too.

QueerDuck

(1,739 posts)
57. Regarding reproductive rights, she pointed out that she does not "vote with her vagina"...
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:45 AM
Mar 2

... what an ignorant and spiteful comment. I cant stand her.

pecosbob

(8,395 posts)
37. She checks most of the boxes on people Americans dislike or hate.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:42 PM
Mar 1

Republicans hate lefty political celebs and Dems while calling themselves a big-tent party despise splitters.

'Listen, the only people we hate more than the Romans is the fucking Judean People's Front.'

betsuni

(29,082 posts)
38. Sarandon: "I'm not attacked from the right at all."
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:42 PM
Mar 1

Not knowing the difference between parties isn't being a "splitter," it's preventing progress and making Americans lives worse. The Democratic Party is the progressive party.

Republicans like it when Democrats are inaccurately and unfairly attacked. It helps them discourage voting for Democrats.

MagickMuffin

(18,322 posts)
41. The government is not censoring you Susan
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:46 AM
Mar 2



Hollywood just doesn’t want to hire you. It really is as simple as that.

You and the other crazy reichwingers of Hollywood yore, are victims of your own decisions. Own up to your own actions and stop blaming others for your shortcomings.


LudwigPastorius

(14,742 posts)
42. Nader and Sarandon are two peas in a pod.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 02:50 AM
Mar 2

'We have to destroy the village to save it. Gore/Hillary losing will bring the revolution!'

Raine

(31,180 posts)
46. Serves her right, sh had that coming and she's lying ...
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:48 AM
Mar 2

her name and career became sh*t long before her opinion on the Middle East!

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