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Susan Sarandon says support for Palestine is costing her movie roles

From The Guardian · () English

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Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Susan Sarandon says she continues to lose acting work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians.
  • Speaking at the Venice film festival, she said parts of the film industry still shun her and other outspoken critics of Israel.
  • Sarandon was promoting her latest film, The Echo Chamber, and said public opinion had shifted against US support for Israel.

Susan Sarandon says her support for Palestinians continues to cost her movie roles, even as she sees a broader change in public opinion over US support for Israel.

Speaking at the Venice film festival, where she was promoting her latest film, The Echo Chamber, the Oscar-winning actor said parts of the film industry still shunned her because of her activism.

Sarandon also said other outspoken critics of Israel had found it “impossible” to get hired by major studios. Her comments frame the industry’s response as continuing pressure on actors who publicly challenge Israel’s policies and US support for the country.

Impossible

· Susan SarandonShe used the word to describe how difficult she and other outspoken critics of Israel found it to get hired by major studios.
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