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Kevin Sorbo on Trump's Impact on Hollywood and 'Cancel Culture'

Fox BusinessAugust 5, 20254 min9,485 views
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Hollywood's Shifting Landscape

  • 🎭 Actor Kevin Sorbo discusses feeling isolated in Hollywood due to his support for President Trump, experiencing "cancel culture" over 11 years ago.
  • 🎬 He and his wife formed Sorbo Studios to produce their own content, now making four movies a year.

Trump's Influence on Entertainment

  • 🌟 Sorbo believes President Trump has created a tipping point in Hollywood, encouraging a return to movies with "love, hope, faith, redemption, laughter."
  • 🤝 Trump is reportedly working with figures like John Voight, Mark Wahlberg, and Mel Gibson to steer studios towards more positive content.
  • ✍️ Sorbo is seeing an increase in scripts with better moral values, indicating a positive shift.

Hulk Hogan and Public Figures

  • 💔 The discussion touches on the passing of WWE legend Hulk Hogan at 71, whom Trump remembered as "MAGA all the way."
  • 🎤 Sorbo reflects on Hogan's popularity as a larger-than-life character who was great with fans and the media.
  • 🤐 Sorbo draws a parallel to Michael Jordan's stance on politics, noting that "Republicans buy tennis shoes, too," implying a strategic neutrality for business reasons.

The Rise of Conservatism and Faith in Hollywood

  • 🙏 Sorbo observes more Hollywood figures coming out as Christians and believers, suggesting a shift from previous years.
  • 🗣️ He describes being a Christian and conservative in Hollywood as being like a "double leper" but notes that more people are coming out of the closet.
  • 🚫 He advises against letting fear control lives, referencing how government uses fear as a weapon.
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