Actor Matthew Marsden says in a series of tweets he recently lost his job for being anti-vaxxer and criticizes Hollywood for its treatment of conservatives.
“I lost a job last week because I haven’t been vaccinated and I won’t lie about it,” he said deployment of on Thursday. “If more people stood up and said ‘no’ in Hollywood, or any other profession, these vaccine mandates would go away.”
He added, “It’s the same on Twitter [sic], Trolls know they can push you around. It’s never going to end. No one forces you to post politically. Your choice.”
On Saturday, he elaborated on his experience working in Hollywood as an outspoken conservative.
“Hollywood conservatives speak out against tyranny, and we get cancelled. The phone stops ringing,” he wroteadding that actors Mark Ruffalo, Ron Perlman and Sean Penn “say all kinds of things and nothing happens to them.”
“In fact, he will be sought out because of his ‘brave stand’,” he continued. “The fact is that the conservatives who speak out are not supported by their ‘team’. You get cancelled, it’s on you. You get attacked on the left, and your team rushes to help you. Financially. Morally. With PR. Because of this we don’t speak much. We leave our loved ones. This has to change.
Marsden, whose work includes the “Recher” series and films such as “Tenet” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” said he chose to speak out for people who “feel like they don’t have something to say.” Is.”
He thanked his supporters while acknowledging the “risks involved”.
Several high-profile actors have been fired for refusing to follow COVID vaccine mandates and mask policies on set. Soap opera stars Ingo Rademacher and Steve Burton are set to exit “General Hospital” at the end of 2021. Around the same time, Ice Cube left the comedy project “Oh Hell No” after turning down the vaccine.
