'Exorcist' star Linda Blair 'unknowingly' walked away from Hollywood
06.12.2023 - 09:49
/ foxnews.com
"Exorcist" star Linda Blair did not know she was making a permanent decision when she left Hollywood to launch her Worldheart Organization in 2003. Blair first appeared in "The Exorcist" in 1973 before reprising her role as Regan MacNeil in the sequel, "Exorcist II: The Heretic" in 1977.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Blair said she had "absolutely no idea" her goodbye to Hollywood would last several decades. "As time went by, and I would be offered different projects, I tried to look for people that could take over my responsibilities, and I found it very difficult," Blair said.
"People sort of didn't really want to participate, and they didn't seem to really care that I needed incredibly responsible people to be here so that I could go back to work. "So I have found myself unknowingly walking away from the business." The Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation is an animal and human welfare organization.
According to the foundation's website, its mission is to "alleviate suffering, while rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming abused, neglected and abandoned animals. We aid in crisis situations, while educating, encouraging and empowering the public to make a difference in the lives of those whom have no voice." "I'm just really asking at this point for people to understand it is a state of emergency for the animals and if we can all work together and help the shelters, help the rescues — we are all filled to capacity, and we're asking for help," Blair told Fox News Digital.
"The shelters don't want to euthanize the many, many animals they have, and we can do better, but they need help. So, the rescue community, which are our partners to shelters, are also completely overwhelmed, infiltrated with pain, because what we
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