Actress Justine Bateman has called out The Hollywood Reporter after the publication described her as a “well-known supporter” of President-elect Donald Trump, saying the publication’s attempt to put her in a political box is “shameful.”
On Thursday, Justine Bateman took issue with a THR story that summarized the actress’ recent interview with journalist Megyn Kelly. The outlet described Bateman as a “well-known supporter” of Trump — even though Bateman has never publicly endorsed the president elect.
“What are you trying to do, but attempting to lie about me to create traffic,” Bateman wrote on X. “It is shameful behavior that will do nothing to stop where I am going professionally, but will sully your image in the eyes of everyone I know, in and out of the business.”
THR later issued a correction and removed the reference to Trump: “An earlier version of this story reported that Bateman is a supporter of Trump. She has not publicly shared support for any presidential candidate in the 2024 election.”
There is an opportunity for you, @THR right now to be documenting this moment in the business, and the parallels between what you have just attempted on me (and others) and the McCarthy-driven Hollywood Backlisting of the 1950’s. This would be a better use of your time than…
— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) December 19, 2024
Later, Bateman said people have tried to label her politically in order to discredit her ideas, which include a wholesale rejection of wokeness and political censorship. […]
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