Kevin Sorbo says he was cancelled by Hollywood for sharing his Christian beliefs.
Sorbo, 64, rose to fame within the ’90s for his starring function within the collection Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
The actor has continued to star in movies and television collection over time, most lately starring within the 2023 thriller, Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist.
Nevertheless, Sorbo claimed to Fox Information he was dropped by his agent after Hollywood “blacklisted” him for his conservative views.
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“It was unhappy to me, you understand, my supervisor and agent for therefore a few years stated that we will not get you jobs anymore, work with you due to you being a Christian, being a conservative,” he stated.
“And I virtually needed to chuckle at that as a result of it is an trade that screams for tolerance, and but it is a one-way road,” the actor added.
Sorbo grew up in Minnesota and was raised Christian by his dad and mom.
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In recent times, he has develop into identified for his right-leaning political and spiritual views which have sparked controversy on social media.
“Now we have such an enormous divide in our nation proper now, and it is perpetuated by the mainstream media, perpetuated by motion pictures, TV,” he instructed Fox Information.
“I do not harbor that type of anger and hatred in the direction of folks. I’ve a distinct perspective,” he stated.
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Sorbo opened up about having his social media accounts taken down on Fb and LinkedIn, claiming the businesses “do not like the reality.”
The actor’s Fb account was faraway from the platform in 2021 through the international pandemic for violating the corporate’s neighborhood pointers.
The Andromeda star had shared deceptive content material concerning the COVID-19 virus and vaccines.
“We eliminated Kevin Sorbo’s Web page for repeatedly sharing debunked claims concerning the coronavirus or vaccines,” an announcement supplied to Fox Information from Fb learn.
Sorbo took to X, previously Twitter, to say the act was “censorship at its most interesting.”
This hasn’t been the one event the actor has been within the warmth for posting controversial opinions on social media.
The 64-year-old has spoken out in protection of Donald Trump previously.
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In 2019, Sorbo acquired backlash for a Tweet addressing Trump’s degrading feedback about girls in a tape leaked by Entry Hollywood.
“If girls are upset at Trump’s naughty phrases, who within the hell purchased 80 million copies of fifty Shades of Grey?” he wrote, receiving criticism for his views on consent.
Sorbo had a conflict on social media along with his former Xena co-star Lucy Lawless after he made false claims following the US Capitol Hill riots in 2021.
The Hercules star first re-shared a tweet from Rogan O’Handley which featured an image of the rioters.
“Do these appear like Trump supporters? Or Leftist agitators disguised as Trump supporters…” the conservative commentator wrote.
”They do not appear like patriots to me…” Sorbo replied.
The Tweet prompted a reply from Lawless who shortly debunked that Antifa activists have been concerned within the riots.
“No, Peanut. They aren’t Patriots. They’re your flying monkeys, homegrown terrorists, QAnon actors,” she stated.
