Kevin Sorbo said he was a victim of the abandonment culture.
The 64-year-old The Hercules: The Legendary Journeys actor said in an interview on Fox News that he was shunned by Hollywood because of his conservative views and Christian beliefs.
The Minnesota native claimed he and his agent split after the Andromeda star was “blacklisted.”
“It’s been sad for me, you know, my manager and agent has been saying for so many years that we can’t get you any more jobs and you can’t work with you anymore because you’re a Christian and you’re a conservative,” he said.
“We have such a huge divide in our country right now, and it’s being perpetuated by the mainstream media, by movies and by television,” he claimed.
Blacklisted: Kevin Sorbo, 64, has claimed he has been ‘blacklisted’ by Hollywood for his conservative views and Christian beliefs; seen in 2019
“I don’t harbor that kind of anger and hatred towards people.’ I have a different point of view.’
The actor has made some controversial statements over the years.
In 2014, he defended Mel Gibson’s 2004 film The Passion of the Christ against allegations that he was anti-Semitic by telling Jerry Newcombe on faith-based talk show Vocal Point, “News bulletin: You killed Jesus!” according to Christian Today.
He later apologized for his use of words, but maintained his position, saying, “Did all Jews then hate Jesus?” Of course they didn’t. People screamed to let the hardened criminal go. That’s in the book. That’s in the facts.”
That same year, he made disparaging remarks about protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
In a now-deleted Salon Facebook comment, he wrote, “The Ferguson riots have very little to do with the shooting of the young man.” It’s an excuse to be the losers these animals really are. “It’s a turning point in the frustration that has accumulated over years of not trying but blaming everyone else, the man, for their failures.”
“It’s always someone else’s fault when you give up.” “Hopefully this is a reminder to African Americans (I always thought we were just Americans. Well.) that their President, who they elected, was the situation for only made them worse, not better.”
In January 2021, he was confronted by former ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ actress Lucy Lawless after she theorized that the rioters on Capitol Hill were actually Antifa activists in disguise.
Jobs: “It was sad for me, you know, that my manager and agent has been saying for so many years that we can’t get you any more jobs and can’t work with you anymore because you’re a Christian and you’re a conservative,” he told FoxNews
New Movie: Kevin made the comments during the promotion of his upcoming movie Miracle in East Texas
The film tells the story of two scammers trying to convince widows to invest in their useless oil fields during the Great Depression. The film, starring Louis Gossett, Jr. and John Ratzenberger, will be in theaters on October 29th and 30th
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Kevin has starred in several family-friendly and religious films over the past decade, including this year’s Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist.
The actor and producer has started his own Sorbo Studios with his wife Sam, 58, of whom he has been married for around 25 years. The couple have three children together: Braedon, 21, a social media influencer, Shane, 19, and Octavia, 17.
The couple’s latest release, Miracle in East Texas, tells the fact-based story of two scammers trying to convince widows to invest in their useless oil fields during the Great Depression. The film, starring Louis Gossett, Jr. and John Ratzenberger, will be in theaters on October 29th and 30th.
In a nod to Angel Studios and their recent hit “Sound of Freedom,” starring Jim Caviezel, fans interested in the film are urged to buy their tickets now.
Fans who can afford it are encouraged to “pay in advance” by purchasing a ticket for someone else to use.
The film made it to film festivals in 2019 and won several awards including Best Family Film at the International Christian Film Festival and Best Romantic Comedy at the Houston Film Festival.