Zachary Levi knew he was taking a danger by endorsing President Donald Trump final yr.
The “Shazam!” alum dubbed it, “profession suicide.”
Whoopi Goldberg claims Hollywood is a “very proper leaning city” after Zachary Levi says endorsing Trump may be “profession suicide” for him.
Based on Goldberg’s math, Jon Voight and Dennis Quaid getting work makes Levi’s concern “BS.” https://t.co/Htt7GTTdAM pic.twitter.com/m3zM67zD7s
— Zachary Leeman (@WritingLeeman) October 1, 2024
“The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg, one of many least knowledgeable media pundits on TV, disagreed. The info scream in any other case. Simply ask Kevin Sorbo, James Woods, or a crush of lesser-known artists who keep silent for concern of profession retribution.
Now, Selection is admitting Levi’s political musings harm his profession months after that endorsement. And the far-Left publication doesn’t care.
No outrage. No worries in regards to the First Modification. No cries of “fascism.” Nothing.
Why?
Selection likes it this fashion. The publication needs right-leaning stars to remain scared and quiet. Is there one other rationalization? We’d love to listen to it.
The Selection interview with Levi shares a lot, from Levi’s plans to create a film studio in Austin, Texas to his prediction that the Hollywood of 2025 is on borrowed time.
The very best we are able to say in regards to the profile is that it isn’t merciless or punitive. Nonetheless, take into account passages like this about Levi questioning the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.
It was the form of vaccine skepticism that had already dinged the profession prospects of fellow superhero stars Letitia Wright and Evangeline Lilly, however Levi doubled down. The next yr, he endorsed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a reviled determine in Hollywood for stoking fears about vaccine schedules and COVID boosters….
Whereas [Joe] Rogan is untouchable as Spotify’s golden goose podcaster and [Woody] Harrelson will get a cross as a result of he solely strays from Hollywood orthodoxy on the vaccine situation, Levi is especially weak; his profession was already cooling earlier than he spoke out.
Selection pretends that is nonetheless 2021 and the COVID-19 boosters did precisely what the media mentioned they did – stop individuals from getting sick from the virus and spreading it to others. Unwanted side effects? What unwanted side effects?
We all know higher right now. Significantly better. And the federal government simply hit the brakes on booster photographs for the 65-and-under crowd.
Levi wasn’t bought on their efficacy on the time, and he was extra proper than improper. For that, the actor should be punished. Nonetheless.
Did Hollywood punish Arnold Schwarzenegger for telling individuals to “screw their freedom” in the event that they didn’t need the vaccine? Jimmy Kimmel mentioned individuals who didn’t get the jab shouldn’t be handled in hospitals. Howard Stern shared comparable ideas.
Did that merciless, illogical considering “ding” their profession prospects? Hardly.
One other a part of the Levi interview describes how some Hollywood executives received’t work with individuals who don’t align completely with their view of the pandemic. Not everybody falls consistent with that considering, although.
…there are some executives who, no matter their very own politics, are prepared to work with expertise they as soon as believed have been reckless about COVID measures.
How courageous of them. Why, it’s virtually like there’s a blacklist of stars who don’t suppose exactly as the facility brokers do and should be punished for it.
George Clooney is at present starring on Broadway in regards to the first such blacklist. But Clooney and co. has nothing to say in regards to the newer model.
Levi emerges from the interview as sort, considerate and forgiving. His co-workers share comparable ideas about him. Levi even expressed a keenness for Rachel Zegler, who was vilified for her merciless feedback in opposition to Trump supporters and for trashing the Disney IP she introduced again to life by way of the ill-fated “Snow White.”
“So ought to I hate her as a result of she’s downstream of all of those voices which can be telling her that he’s Hitler and the individuals who vote for him are Nazis? She’s a very gifted lady, and I do suppose that she needs one of the best for the world deep down.”
We want fewer stars like Levi in Hollywood, in response to Selection.