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Celebrities react to Trump's 'un-American' immigration ban with outrage
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Simon Helberg
CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" star Simon Helberg and his wife, Jocelyn Towne, didn't have to speak any words. On the SAG Awards red carpet, he held a sign reading, "Refugees welcome," while she wrote "Let them in" on her chest.
Taraji P. Henson
“This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside, and we come together as a human race,” Henson said while accepting the cast award for "Hidden Figures" at Sunday's SAG Awards. “We win. Love wins every time ... They are hidden figures no more!”
Dev Patel
"I thought I had walked into a nightmare," "Lion" star Dev Patel told USA Today of the ban. "Of course, the first thought in my head was women and children turning up to these shores with so much hope in their eyes being turned away. I can't imagine the pain they must be going through and for those families that are being separated, that voice of negativity and divisiveness at times like this. It's terrifying. What gives me hope is all the people out there, those courageous human beings in the streets, in the airports, trying to spread positivity at least.”
Sarah Paulson
While accepting the her SAG Award for FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson," Paulson asked for donations to the American Civil Liberties Union, which is actively fighting Trump's travel ban in courts.
“It wasn’t a tough decision to come up with what I wanted to say. I am not an immigrant. I was born here,” she said to press after her call to donate to the ACLU. “So in terms of how I can speak about it from a personal standpoint from my youth or something, [that] wasn’t available to me, so I just wanted to have an opportunity to mention the inclusivity that I think is required right now in general, and the ACLU to me represents that across the board. And they do really rely on funds from people like you and me at this time.”
Ashton Kutcher
“I am a citizen of the world,” Kutcher said at the SAG Awards.
He later continued, “Everyone in airports that belong in my America. You are a part of the fabric of who we are, and we love you, and we welcome you.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
“I want you all to know that I am the daughter of an immigrant,” Dreyfus said while accepting her acting award for HBO's "Veep" at the SAG Awards. “My father fled religious persecution in Nazi-occupied France. And I’m an American patriot and I love this country. And because I love this country, I am horrified by its blemishes and this immigrant ban is a blemish and it’s un-American.”
Mahershala Ali
"In some ways, it feels to me that we are going backward," "Moonlight" star Mahershala Ali, who won the SAG Award for best supporting actor, told reporters. "I think what's beautiful about America is that... you have a right to get a job and take care of your family and a home and all the wonderful things that this country affords us to do. So when it comes to shutting people out or locking people in because of who they pray to, that just saddens me."
Taylor Schilling
"We stand here representing a diverse group of people," "Orange Is the New Black" star Taylor Schilling said while accepting the cast award for the show at the SAG Awards. "Representing generations of families who have sought a better life here from places like Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ireland. We know that it's going to be up to us and all of you to keep telling stories that show what unites us is stronger than the forces that seek to divide us."
David K. Harbour
"Stranger Things" star David K. Harbour delivered a passionate speech while accepting the show's cast SAG Award.
"In light of all that's going on in the world today, it's difficult to celebrate," the actor said. "We will repel bullies. We will shelter freaks and outcasts, those who have no home. We will get past the lies. We will hunt monsters. And when we are lost amidst the hypocrisy and casual violence of certain individuals and institutions... we will punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy the weak and the disenfranchised and the marginalized. And we will do it all with soul and with heart and with joy."
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