Soprano’s Star Drea De Matteo Addresses Hollywood Backlash She’s Confronted For Not Supporting Biden

Whereas showing on Fox Information’ Jesse Watters Primetime, The Sopranos alum mentioned she’s acquired a goal on her again in Hollywood as a result of she does not endorse Joe Biden for president. And the Emmy-winning actress mentioned she’s not the one one.

Actually, de Matteo mentioned there are “rather a lot” of “quiet” supporters of former president Donald Trump who concern sharing their help for the recently-convicted felon as a result of they fear they’re going to be criticized for going towards the present president.

Watters launched de Matteo by operating clips from a latest celebrity-filled Joe Biden fundraiser in Los Angeles that raised $30 million and included appearances from George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack Black and extra. She additionally confirmed footage of Robert De Niro publicly slamming Trump exterior of the Manhattan courtroom at Trump’s hush cash trial — all of which de Matteo known as “onerous to observe.”

“That was a tough intro to observe. I am sorry,” de Matteo mentioned. “It is the Italian, man. We’re speaking about [Anthony] Fauci, we’re speaking about De Niro. I’m mortified proper now by my individuals. I do not perceive what we’re doing right here … Sure, there are lots of quiet Trump supporters.”

She continued, “I ponder how a lot these actors acquired paid to endorse Biden at this level. I’m curious. I ponder if De Niro acquired paid a location payment as a result of he traveled to the courtroom to do this.”

Whereas De Niro has lengthy made his disdain for Trump clear, de Matteo mentioned she’s not fascinated with becoming into the Hollywood mildew by going with the established order.

“I do not actually maneuver inside that business. I by no means have,” she added. “Initially, Sopranos, we have been the outcast. Though we have been critically acclaimed, we nonetheless have been outcasts. So I am nonetheless an outcast, right here I’m. They’ll take me out into the woods and shoot me for not endorsing Biden.”

That destiny wouldn’t be too dissimilar to the one her Sopranos character, Adriana La Cerva, confronted in Season 5, after the mafia came upon she was working as a mole for the FBI.

This isn’t the primary time the 52-year-old actor has spoken out towards pro-Biden celebs, both. Earlier this 12 months, she instructed Fox Enterprise she thinks the far left “owns Hollywood.”

“I feel everyone knows that,” de Matteo instructed the outlet. “I do know that persons are bored with it, and there are only a few individuals which can be prepared to talk out.”

She added, “They most likely will vote Republican, and that is individuals who would by no means usually, however persons are afraid. This does not really feel like a democracy anymore.”

She’s not the one celeb to voice her right-leaning views, with Amber Rose additionally sharing earlier this 12 months that she’s putting her vote for Trump, a lot to the shock of Hollywood and her followers.