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Susan Sarandon, with whom I spent the first moments of 9/11, watching the news at our gym, has ruffled some Hillary supporters recently with her fervent support of Bernie Sanders. She didn’t hold back over the weekend at the Cannes Film Festival, either. She spoke during a panel to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Thelma and Louise.” A reporter asked her about Woody Allen’s appearance at the festival last week. Sarandon at first appeared to shut the questioning down: “I have nothing good to say about Woody Allen, so I don’t think we should go there.” Pressed to elaborate, Sarandon said: “I think he sexually assaulted a child and I don’t think that’s right … It’s gotten very quiet in here, but that’s true.” Of Donald Trump, Sarandon said: “What he did that was terrible is that he legitimatized racism and homophobia in order get that very discontented base that wants something authentic. What he did in the process was say, ‘It’s OK to be violent.’ That’s why he has the KKK as one of his representatives. That’s been really terrible, besides the fact that America looks ridiculous.”

by Brendan Lemon | 5/16/16 | Leave a comment |