Glenn Close, Spike Lee, Jean Smart & More Voice Support For No Kings Protests: “The Most Patriotic Thing That You Can Do”
As millions of Americans take to the streets — from New York to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. to Chicago — Hollywood is voicing its support for the nationwide No Kings protests, with prominent figures like Glenn Close, Spike Lee, Jean Smart and many others praising the day of dissent.
As Deadline reported yesterday, networks have planned extensive coverage of the countrywide event, which is the second round of historic demonstrations against President Donald Trump and his actions in the White House following June’s marches.
Close, who was most recently seen at the red carpet premiere of Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming legal drama series All’s Fair, posted a selfie featuring a sign that read: “No oligarchs, no dictators, no despots, no autocrats, no kings!!”
Meanwhile, the Highest 2 Lowest filmmaker shared a photo of a protester with a sign spoofing Time‘s recent cover of Trump, featuring the caption “Time to go!” Lee added in the caption: “GET UP STAND UP. YA-DIG❓SH😇-NUFF.”
In an Instagram video made several days ago, multi-Emmy-winning Hacks star Smart urged people to join the “peaceful protest” in a city near them, adding: “The current resident of the White House seems to think he has everybody fooled, but he has made it abundantly clear that he admires dictators and wishes to be one. And ironically, this country was founded on our rebellion against having a king … The most patriotic thing that you can do is say, ‘No kings.’ A king does not belong in the United States of America.”
See further reactions and participation from such celebrities like Margaret Cho, Billy Eichner, Murray Bartlett, Kathy Griffin, Cassandra Peterson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lee Daniels, Cecily Strong, Mark Ruffalo and more below:
