Kirstie Alley opens up about backlash she received for Trump support: ‘Blackballing situation’

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Actress Kirstie Alley opened up to Fox News host Tucker Carlson about the backlash she received after voicing her support for former President Donald Trump.

“People go, ‘You’re so brave.’ I go, ‘No, I think I’m stupid,’” Alley said of the time she first revealed she was considering voting for Trump. “Because honestly, it is a real situation. And it is a real blackballing situation. And it’s so strange to me because artists are free-thinkers for the most part.”

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