Rob Schneider claims conservative blacklisting ended his Hollywood career

Rob Schneider speaks out in opposition to what he calls the ‘rot within the soul of Hollywood’.

The actor says Hollywood is “dismantling itself,” and a part of the issue is the “blacklisting” of conservative celebrities.

Schneider, recognized for his look on “Saturday Night time Dwell” and movies comparable to “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” and “The Sizzling Chick,” mentioned in a latest interview that when he began speaking publicly about his right-wing political beliefs, his appearing alternatives went out the window.

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Rob Schneider mentioned that when he began sharing his political beliefs, “that was it” for his Hollywood profession. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Photographs)

“That is what it was for me to be in films,” he defined on the channel “American Thought Leaders” podcast.

“Telling the reality in an age of authoritarianism, in an age of lies, is a brave act,” he continued. “And I am not saying I am courageous. After I consider actual braveness, I consider…in each nice metropolis, the cemeteries of people that gave, what Lincoln describes, the final full measure of their devotion to this nice nation.”

He added, “That is a sacrifice. I imply, the truth that I am by no means going to make ‘Deuce Bigalow’ 4, 5 and 6 is ok with me.”

Schneider laughed on the comparability of the 2, however he did admit that the influence his views have had on his profession is “a bummer.”

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Schneider referred to as his stalled appearing profession “a bummer.” (Getty Photographs/Jason LaVeris)

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“Present enterprise, proper or flawed, they do not need controversy,” he mentioned. “You recognize, they do not need you to be assertive or something, and that is sensible, however I do suppose that in some unspecified time in the future, if we will have a society and if we will proceed to have a free society, it should require folks to face up and be courageous.”

He mentioned the First Modification does enable for this type of bravery, however acknowledged that free speech doesn’t suggest freedom from penalties — “you possibly can ask Jimmy Kimmel,” he joked, referring to Kimmel’s temporary suspension in September 2025 after his feedback concerning the homicide of Charlie Kirk.

“It may price you dearly,” Schneider admitted.

The comedic actor mentioned Hollywood “would not need controversy.” (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Photographs)

He gave Charlton Heston for example: a legendary actor and early supporter of the civil rights motion who later “was rejected by the liberal intelligentsia as a result of he occurred to be a conservative.”

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“I believe that is a disgrace,” he admitted. “I believe that is rot within the soul of Hollywood. And I believe the present blacklisting of conservatives is similar. I believe at its core it is contributing to its destruction. And I believe we’re seeing Hollywood utterly dismantle itself.”

Schneider believes that many individuals will begin, or have already began, getting their leisure from social media as a substitute of watching films. (FilmMagic.com/FilmMagic)

Schneider believes that in 5 years, many main film studios in Los Angeles shall be “simply actual property,” and that as a substitute of leaning on Hollywood movies for leisure, audiences will more and more watch social media movies as a substitute of flicks.

“I believe you are going to see – you are seeing it now – a rejection of Hollywood… you are seeing an implosion of it.”

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