UTA Drops Susan Sarandon After Comments at Pro-Palestine Rally in New York
21.11.2023 - 21:55
/ variety.com
Jordan Moreau Susan Sarandon has been dropped by UTA after she made controversial comments at a pro-Palestine rally in New York on Nov. 17, Variety has confirmed.
Sarandon said at the rally, “There are a lot of people that are afraid, that are afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.” She told protesters to have conversations with Jewish Americans, who don’t feel safe amid the rise of antisemitism in the country. Muslim American journalist Asra Nomani responded to Sarandon’s comments in a lengthy post on X, writing “Please don’t minimize the experience of Jewish Americans by sanitizing the hell that it is for Muslims living in Muslim countries and vilifying America for the life — and freedoms — she offers Muslims like my family.
Go, live like a Muslim woman in a Muslim country. You will come back to America and kiss the land beneath your feet.” Hi there @SusanSarandon, this is my mom, my dad and me on the rail trail in Morgantown, West by God Virginia.
Let me tell you what it means to be Muslim in America.
First, your backstory: At an anti-Israel protest in NYC, you just said, "There are a lot of people that are… pic.twitter.com/zAyUjpTxkY Sarandon has also come under scrutiny for sharing pro-Palestine posts on X, including posts by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, who has been accused of antisemitism in the past. The UTA news comes after Hollywood has become divided over the Israel-Hamas War.
Last month, CAA agent Maha Dakhil resigned from the agency’s internal board after making controversial comments on social media regarding Israel. She also stepped away from her leadership duties as co-head of the motion
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