Kurt Russell bemoans political grasp on Hollywood

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A major film actor said the lack of separation between the silver screen and the political arena is causing irreparable damage to the industry of filmmaking.

Actor Kurt Russell, who appears in Netflix’s upcoming Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, said actors have overstepped their boundaries by wading into political matters. Russell claimed actors have relinquished their roles as societal “court jesters” and created a situation in which audiences can no longer separate actors from their political beliefs.

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