Antonio Sabato Jr. said he’s been blacklisted in Hollywood ever since he came out in support of Donald Trump.
In an interview with Variety, the 44-year-old actor talked about how he’s been bullied both professionally and personally after speaking at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.(RELATED: Antonio Sabàto Jr. Had A SEETHING Response To Hillary’s FBI Verdict
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“I think this country allows you freedom of speech,” Sabato Jr. said. “Anybody should be allowed to say whatever they want. When you’re in my business, you can’t talk about [conservative] politics.”
“You just can’t,” he added. “You’re attacked viciously in a way that I’ve never been attacked before. I’ve had fantastic directors who have said officially to my agents and managers they will never hire me again.”
The actor says he is not alone, that it is happening to others in the business.
“It’s not just me,” he said. “I know a lot of people in the industry who are in the same boat. The reality is if you’re associated with the Republican Party, the casting directors and producers already blacklist you based on that.”
“I know people that just showed up, they didn’t speak — and they are not getting work because of it.”
“Hollywood is very liberal,” he added. “But they contradict themselves all the time. They don’t want the war, but they’ll have a president who voted for the war.”
“I choose Trump,” he continued. “I support everything he’s going to do. A lot of people in America feel the same way.”