Susan Sarandon acquired caught in a censorial dustup following the Sept. 11 assaults.
Her opposition to President George W. Bush’s Warfare on Terror acquired her uninvited from a 2003 “Bull Durham” celebration together with co-star Tim Robbins. Neither she nor Robbins, her associate on the time, stayed silent on the matter.
That was then.
Lately, Sarandon has stood down whereas severe free speech assaults rocked the tradition.
Examples?
That’s a partial listing.
Sarandon wasn’t alone in her silence. Most Hollywood activists additionally took a rhetorical knee.
The censorship didn’t impression liberal voices or causes. They felt no must defend these being silenced, solely rising up when far-Left books acquired banned in public faculties.
Harsh? Is there one other rationalization?
Now, the Oscar winner has discovered a brand new trigger – a Palestinian activist named Mahmoud Khalil who allegedly introduced chaos to Columbia College.
“On March 9, 2025, in assist of President Trump’s govt orders prohibiting anti-Semitism, and in coordination with the Division of State, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia College graduate scholar. Khalil led actions aligned to Hamas, a delegated terrorist group. ICE and the Division of State are dedicated to implementing President Trump’s govt orders and to defending U.S. nationwide safety.”
Bear in mind: Hamas killed 1,200 innocents on October 7 and kidnapped lots of extra. The terrorist group murdered some hostages over the previous year-plus, together with youngsters.
The Oct. 7 assault additionally dedicated unspeakable crimes on ladies. The searing 2024 documentary “Screams Earlier than Silence” let survivors inform that story.
Sarandon beforehand prompt stated atrocities didn’t occur.
Now, the star is combating like hell to guard Khalil’s First Modification rights, despite the fact that he’s not a U.S. citizen however a inexperienced card holder.
Or was, if the Trump administration has its approach.
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Sarandon joined a pro-Khalil gathering Saturday to slam the Trump administration and protest Khalil’s potential deportation.
It’s about free speech. In fact.
It has no connection to Sarandon’s ties to the Palestinian trigger, which acquired her in serious trouble in 2023. She misplaced her agent following feedback like this:
“There are lots of people afraid of being Jewish presently, and are getting a style of what it feels wish to be a Muslim on this nation.”
Now, an emboldened Sarandon is talking out as soon as extra.
“What is occurring in Palestine can not ever be normalized and that’s why we’re right here tonight,” Sarandon stated days after Israel resumed its navy assault in Gaza after Hamas refused to launch the remaining hostages.
The actress learn from an essay tied to what’s taking place each stateside and in Gaza.
NOW: @SusanSarandon speaks out for Palestine at NYC occasion for Mahmoud Khalil.
“We’re not separate from what is occurring in Gaza, as laborious as we could attempt to make ourselves really feel that approach, Gaza is right here.” pic.twitter.com/aOOXXs87jo
— BreakThrough Information (@BTnewsroom) March 23, 2025
“That is private now. This isn’t nearly some strangers within the Center East. It’s additionally about you. It’s about your rights. It’s about your freedom to talk out in opposition to the criminality of your rulers.
“We’re not separate from what’s taking place in Gaza. As laborious as we could attempt to make ourselves really feel that approach, Gaza is right here. The waves of blood are lapping at your step. The lifeless and mutilated youngsters are strewn about your lounge and kitchen. They had been positioned there by the highly effective individuals who run your authorities and its allies.”