George Clooney feels that he is being unfairly scapegoated.
George Clooney feels he is being used as a ‘scapegoat’ in the furious blame game over who could have cost Kamala Harris the election – and will now take a step back from politics.
The Hollywood star, 63, threw his support behind Harris after penning a blistering op-ed on why Joe Biden would cost the Democrats the win if he didn’t abandon his campaign, but it still wasn’t enough to prevent an historic victory for Donald Trump.
Clooney has since been criticized by Democrats for his influence during the election, with some claiming Harris’ loss was his fault.
The Oscar-winner is ‘disheartened’ by the backlash, with insiders claiming he did not immediately endorse Harris because he felt the Democrats should have ‘taken a step back’ to weigh up their options.
‘George feels that the backlash he is getting for Kamala losing is not at all warranted,’ a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘He thinks it is completely unfair to try and make him a scapegoat for her loss.
I think he has a point. He was correct that Biden was a liability and that was a fair point to make. He didn’t choose Harris as the new candidate. However, if he is now feeling the sting from the backlash, I have a little advice – advice that all celebrities would do well to follow. Stay the fuck out of politics. Play let’s pretend or sing your songs and entertain us. Don’t presume to lecture us on what we should do in the voting booth. We shouldn’t know what your politics are.
Or perhaps they could be honest? “I’ve been paid 250,000 to endorse Harris. Vote for her because I need the money”
Celebrities should remember that for any political event they might turn out to be on the losing side. The more endorsements they make, the more likely it is that they will be wrong.
“…you’ve gotta ask yourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk?”
Elvis Presley was asked what he would vote and replied that as he didn’t want to piss off half his fans, he would keep the matter to himself. Modern slebs could learn from that.
Hopefully this will change things some and other celebs, or those advising them if they have the sense to listen, will realise that STFU is the best policy.
Unlikely. Actors are just whores with a better pimp.
Not just politics, but they also need to stop lecturing on things like so called Climate change,vaccines etc.
This too. Just STFU, say your lines and take the moolah. You ain’t special and you don’t have any insight that is useful to the rest of us.
They were told that, almost word for word, by Ricky Gervais but unfortunately the message fell on deaf ears.
This is fun, calling out all the vacuous celebs who promised to leave the US if Orange Man won.
https://ogdaa.blogspot.com/2024/11/here-are-all-hollywood-stars-vowing-to.html?m=1