Susan Sarandon says Palestine support has ‘recently’ cost her work

Susan Sarandon has never shied away from speaking her mind, and she says it continues to cost her work.

In a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 6, the "Thelma and Louise" star, 79, said her vocal support for Palestine still causes her to lose work in Hollywood.

"I've still had movies taken away recently, because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still," she said. "But that's the power structure. I think [among] the people, certainly internationally, I feel welcome."

The Oscar winner went on to say that she faces resistance when it comes to being hired by major studios, adding that people in "very strongly held positions" in the industry have "not relaxed their feelings towards me."

Sarandon has long been outspoken in her support of Palestine, and advocacy for a ceasefire in Gaza, in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, assault on Israel that killed at least 1,200 people. Gazan health authorities estimate that more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign, with more than half of Gaza's population facing "severe deficiencies in shelter conditions or access to essential services and non-food items," according to…

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