Recently, Israel and Hamas finally reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire. However, in the United States and in Hollywood, the war between Israel and Palestine is intensifying. Last week, many Hollywood celebrities were fined for supporting the Palestinian people, including the famous actress and Oscar winner for Best Actress Susan Sarandon.
Being kicked off her agency, Sarandon was too lazy to respond
Earlier last week, Mexican-American actress Melissa Barrera, who was originally set to star in "Scream 7," was deemed "inciting" by the film's producers for publishing and sharing posts on social media. hatred, anti-Semitism" and was fired from the show. Later, Varela issued a message stating that he held the same condemnation attitude towards anti-Semitism and hatred of Muslims, but also emphasized that in the face of various injustices, "silence is not an option for me." On the same day, Susan Sarandon was also expelled from her agency because of a public statement on November 17.
Melissa Barrera in "Scream 6"
Prior to this, there were relatively few industry insiders who were affected by Hollywood's stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There was only one clear case exposed by the media, namely Maha Dakhil, an executive of the ace agency CAA. ). She was criticized by people within the company for her social media posts criticizing Israel and was eventually forced to resign. She was originally responsible for representing well-known Jewish filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg. She immediately issued a public apology and personally called many relevant people in the hope of reversing the situation, but in the end she could only be laid off sadly.
Tom Cruise (right) publicly expressed support for prominent Hollywood agent Maha Dasher (left) after she was forced to resign
Compared with agents who hold great power but stay behind the scenes, this time Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon, one young and one old, are both very familiar film actors to the global audience. On the same day Being "convicted for words" caused an uproar in public opinion from all walks of life in the United States.
However, unlike young Melissa Barrera, who immediately broke her silence and defended her innocence, Susan Sarandon has not yet made any public response to the matter. However, for fans who are familiar with her, this is not surprising - Dare to speak, dare to do, and not talk nonsense, this is Sarandon's consistent attitude and basic operation in the face of controversy.
Susan Sarandon, 77, is a native New Yorker and the eldest daughter of the family, with eight younger siblings. After graduating from the Drama Department of the Catholic University of Washington, she entered the entertainment industry in 1970. It took her almost ten years to finally become an actress recognized by Hollywood. She won her first Oscar for "Atlantic City" directed by Louis Malle. Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the 1990s, she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress four times with "Thelma and Louise," "Lorenzo's Oil," "The Client" and "Dead Man Walking." Go to the top.
Off the screen, Sarandon has no trace of a big-name Hollywood star. In her spare time, she is most passionate about participating in social activities, supporting women's rights, opposing the US invasion of Iraq, advocating the abolition of the death penalty, and calling for restrictions on the proliferation of guns. At the 1993 Oscars, she and her then-husband Tim Robbins presented the award for Best Editing together, but before the award, the two spoke unscripted, urging the U.S. government to improve its policy on Haitian refugees. Therefore, they even went to the Oscars for a time. Organizer's blacklist. She was also briefly arrested in 2018 for participating in a march against Trump's immigration policies.
In 2018, Sarandon participated in a march against Trump’s immigration policies
On the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Sarandon has always been a die-hard defender of Palestinian civilians. In 2021, she used social media platforms to post an article expressing her opposition to the apartheid policy implemented by the Netanyahu government, and quoted the famous saying of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, pointing out that "Only based on justice can we to achieve final peace.”
Sarandon joins protest in solidarity with Palestinian people
On November 17, Sarandon participated in a protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Manhattan’s Union Square and spoke publicly: “At this moment, many Americans are feeling fear because of their Jewish identity. But this is what Muslims who often suffer violence feel like living in this country." As a result, this video was posted online, attracting both positive and negative views, and some Jewish people said that this statement has been suspected Racial discrimination, because it is tantamount to telling American Jews that the rising anti-Semitic sentiment in American society is actually no big deal.
Four days later, Sarandon was fired from her agency, UTA. Founded in 1991, UTA is one of the so-called three major agency companies in Hollywood (it was originally one of the four major companies, but ICM among them was acquired by CAA last year). It currently includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Weiss ·It has big-name clients such as Anderson and Bryan Cranston, as well as the literary copyrights of well-known writers such as Ian Fleming, John Steinbeck, and Margaret Atwood. The business scope covers many fields. It is worth noting that the company’s founders, Jim Berkus and Jeremy Zimmer, are both Jewish. The two of them are usually enthusiastic participants in various Jewish rights activities in Hollywood and even across the United States. This time, Susan Sarandon was used to hold the flag for sacrifice, both public and private. It is probably not difficult to find reasons.
Geena Davis' memoir calls Sarandon 'the queen of aliens'
However, as many fans who love and are familiar with Susan Sarandon have left comments under relevant news links, she herself does not care at all about such "punishment" and will still wear her favorite embroidered " Go where she wants to go with this Simpsons character-printed jacket. Speaking of which, this "shirt" also has a lot of history. After she guest-starred in the dubbing work of "The Simpsons" in 1995, the crew gave her a customized model as usual - her name was embroidered on it, and the rest of her participation in "The Simpsons" The big-name stars dubbing "The Family" will also receive this special gift. Since then, Sarandon has been very fond of this jacket, often wearing it to various occasions, and has been wearing it for nearly 30 years. She even wore it when attending a protest rally in Manhattan a few days ago. I don’t feel bad about clothes getting old at all. This insistence on wearing old clothes, whether it is due to environmental protection concepts or pure nostalgia, is very different from most Hollywood stars, and it also reveals Sarandon's strong and unique personality.
Susan Sarandon in "Blue Beetle"
On the other hand, objectively speaking, as she is nearly 80 years old, she has not taken on many roles in recent years. Apart from participating in the DC comic book superhero movie "Blue Beetle", she has not had any major productions come out recently, and she is basically in semi-retirement. state. Sarandon, who has been in the film industry for more than half a century, has received various honors and participated in countless social activities, will not take such suppression at all. This point is vividly reflected in the book Dying of Politeness published last year.
Geena Davis published her memoir "Being Kind to Kill" last year
"Being Polite" is a memoir written by Geena Davis, another star of "Thelma and Louise". It tells the story of how she, who was taught to be modest, prudent and polite to others since she was a child, stumbled in Hollywood and finally realized A life story in which women must have self-respect and self-reliance in order to gain dignity. There are many chapters in the book about Susan Sarandon, who is ten years older than her. The two became close friends while filming "Thelma and Louise," and for Geena Davis, meeting Sarandon was an eye-opener and completely changed her previous view of women.
Susan Sarandon (left) and Geena Davis in "Thelma and Louise"
Geena Davis wrote in the book: "The first time I sat down to discuss the script, I realized: Now I was on an alien planet, an exciting new planet, and Susan Sarandon is the 'Queen of Aliens' there. How come I've never come across a woman like her before? A woman who says whatever she thinks in her heart, a woman who sits there and speaks directly. A woman who expresses her opinions without starting with 'In my humble opinion...' or 'I don't know what you think, but I think...' I've been used to this for a long time. , women should not be too pushy, otherwise it will appear impolite.
"Susan opened my eyes. Speaking of which, I was already in my 30s at that time, but I still couldn't learn to speak for myself... Obviously I was one of the leading actors in this movie, and this was still a movie. A movie about female power!
"One day, we were scheduled to shoot some driving scenes. At lunch time, I was walking towards the temporary dining area, and Ridley stopped me and said, 'Gina, you're going to do some driving scenes this afternoon. , you know. At this time, these two characters should feel very free and happy, so can you sit in the back seat and take off your T-shirt?'
"I couldn't figure out how to answer him - even if it was just to say, 'Ah, this may not work well,' I couldn't do it. So, I had to hesitate a few words. , 'They are urging me, telling me to hurry up and eat my lunch first...', I turned around and went to find Susan for help.
"'Susan, what should I do? Ridley said that for the scene we were shooting in the afternoon, I had to take off my shirt!' She was having lunch. After hearing what I said, she looked up at me for a second and muttered,' What's wrong?" Then he threw down the rice spoon in his hand, stood up, and went to Ridley's place.
"'Ridley, Gina will not take off her top this afternoon.' After saying that, she turned around calmly, walked back lightly, sat down again, picked up the knife and fork, and continued to eat.
"Every day is like this, it's like reprogramming me. I watch Susan's every word and action, and it's like learning a brand new foreign language. From beginning to end, she is always being herself, even though she treats others She is polite and courteous, but she can say everything in no uncertain terms about what she thinks and what she needs. Seeing her do all this with such ease and ease is really inspiring to me."
