Hillbilly Elegy’s JD Vance actor says stars should stay out of politics

Hillbilly Elegy’s JD Vance actor says stars should stay out of politics
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Hillbilly Elegy’s JD Vance actor says stars should stay out of politics
Author: Kevin E G Perry
Published: Feb, 17 2025 22:41

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Meanwhile another of the film’s stars Glenn Close suggested the “change” in Vance’s personality over the last five years might have stemmed from “power”, calling it “probably the biggest aphrodisiac for a human being”.

In the introduction to the book, he said: “I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve accomplished nothing great in my life, certainly nothing that could justify a complete stranger spending money to read about.

The 30-year-old actor played JD Vance in Ron Howard’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy in 2020.

Hillbilly Elegy star Gabriel Basso has argued that celebrities should “shut the f*** up” about politics.

We’re there to perform, to entertain, and then all of sudden, the jester, because he’s in the courtroom starts to be like: ‘I might want to go sit on the throne!’”.

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