{"id":27839,"date":"2023-08-28T11:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27839"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:17:42","slug":"kevin-sorbo-says-he-was-canceled-in-hollywood-due-to-his-christian-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/kevin-sorbo-says-he-was-canceled-in-hollywood-due-to-his-christian-beliefs.html","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Sorbo Says He Was Canceled in Hollywood Due to His Christian Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kevin Sorbo recently spoke about being canceled in Hollywood for years due to his conservative views and Christian beliefs. The 64-year-old actor rose to fame when he starred as the Greek demigod Hercules in the hit show “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” for six seasons from 1995 to 1999.<\/p>\n

However, he’s previously said he became the “original cancel culture guy” after he started airing his religious and political views on social media. Sorbo and his wife, Sam Sorbo, recently spoke to Fox News Digital about their upcoming movie, “Miracle in East Texas,” inspired by a true story and follows two con men who attempt to persuade a group of widows to invest in their worthless oil wells.<\/p>\n

During the interview, Sorbo recalled being dropped by his manager and agent after being “blacklisted” in the entertainment industry. He said, “It was sad to me, you know, my manager and agent for so many years said that we can’t get you jobs anymore, work with you because of you being a Christian, being a conservative.” He continued, “And I almost had to laugh at that because it’s an industry that screams for tolerance, and yet it’s a one-way street. It screams for freedom of speech. But Hollywood’s a one-way street as well. And that’s just too bad, you know. But I love\u00a0the industry.\u00a0I love the movies and TV.”<\/p>\n

Sorbo added, “It was really weird. I mean, here’s the thing. We have such a huge divide in our country right now, and it’s perpetuated by the mainstream media, perpetuated by movies and TV. I don’t harbor that kind of anger and hatred towards people. I have a different point of view.” Sorbo’s wife added that Facebook and LinkedIn took down Sorbo’s profiles.<\/p>\n

He said with a laugh, “Even LinkedIn took me down. They don’t like the truth.\u00a0I say on [X, formerly Twitter],\u00a0I said, ‘I need more conspiracy theories because all of mine came true.’ But did Facebook apologize for taking me down even though I was right? No, because they don’t like the truth. The truth is too difficult for some people to take.” As a result, Sorbo shared that he and his wife decided to create their own production company, Sorbo Studios, which makes family-friendly, faith-based entertainment.<\/p>\n