“ The Sopranos ” star Drea de Matteo was interviewed on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” (via Mediaite ) and said she’s got a target on her back in Hollywood because she’s an actor who does not endorse Joe Biden for president. The Emmy-winning actor went on to say there are “a lot” of “quiet” Donald Trump supporters in Hollywood, suggesting they won’t go public with their support out of fear of being similarly criticized for going against Biden. “Is there a quiet Trump voter out there in Hollywood?” host Jesse Watters asked.
“I think there is a lot of them,” de Matteo answered. Watters introduced “The Sopranos” actor by running clips from a recent celebrity-filled Joe Biden fundraiser in Los Angeles that raised $30 million and included appearances by Jack Black and Jimmy Kimmel. Watters also showed footage of Robert De Niro publicly slamming Trump outside of the Manhattan courtroom at Trump’s hush money trial.
“That was a hard intro to watch. I’m sorry,” de Matteo said in reaction to the clips. “It’s the Italian, man.
We’re talking about [Anthony] Fauci, we’re talking about De Niro. I am mortified right now by my people. I don’t understand what we’re doing here.
..Yes, there are a lot of quiet Trump supporters.
I wonder how much these actors got paid to endorse Biden at this point. I am curious. I wonder if De Niro got paid a location fee because he traveled to the courtroom to do that.
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