Hollywood’s biggest fears about Donald Trump are coming true: From Taylor Swift to Stephen Colbert, what celebs got right about Trump’s second term

Jamie Lee Curtis, whose daughter is trans, has also been vocal about policies. “We’re going to have to fight for trans rights again. They’re going to try to take that away.”  Eva Longoria called the country “dystopian” and revealed concerns for those who don’t have money to leave America, unlike other Hollywood A-listers fleeing the country.

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Hollywood and Trump’s tariffs

Hollywood is not very happy about President Donald Trump’s idea of imposing a 100% tax on films made outside of the United States. Several Hollywood producers, most of whom chose to remain anonymous, said the plan will hurt movie business a lot. They say it might stop movies from being made because making movies in other countries is cheaper. Hollywood often shoots movies outside the U.S. to save money. “If the stunt is Tom Cruise climbing up the Eiffel Tower, what are we supposed to do, shoot at the replica Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas?” said an entertainment lawyer to CNN earlier. 

Meanwhile, Trump cited the reason as to protect the “fast death” of American film industry saying other countries are “stealing” movie jobs by making films there instead of the U.S. and he wants to protect the jobs and make Hollywood stronger again.

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Celebrity Exodus

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi moving to the UK permanently is one of the clearest examples of how Donald Trump’s presidency has pushed away those who oppose him. The list includes America Ferrera and Rosie O’Donnell, who left citing exhaustion and fear. Richard Gere, though a vocal Trump critic, hasn’t directly linked his move to this, but Sharon Stone and Cher have both threatened to leave the US. Eva Longoria, calling the country “dystopian,” said she’s moving full-time to Spain and Mexico with her family. By the time election results came in, Courtney Love had already left for London, planning to apply for UK citizenship, fearing the “frightening” US government. Even Meghan Markle’s former “Suits” co-star Gabriel Macht announced in March that he and his family were leaving the US.

Immigration crackdown 

Donald Trump ran his entire presidential campaign on immigration policies as part of his Make America Great Again agenda. For weeks now, aggressive ICE raids have wrecked havoc in the country, and many celebs have spoken out against the mass arrests and deportations, even targeting immigrants who live here legally. Stars like Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, the Creator, Kim Kardashian, and others have raised their voices in support of immigrants. Selena Gomez even shared a tearful video after Trump’s inauguration, mourning the children and families being torn apart.

Anti-abortion 

One of the biggest issues where Donald Trump started losing women supporters was his push to ban abortion. Soon after taking office, he pardoned people convicted of blocking abortion clinics. The government also scrapped a rule that helped active military members and their families travel to get reproductive health services, including abortion, in restricted states. According to the Associated Press, the administration is working to end emergency abortion protections along with other related rules. Stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Chelsea Handler, Oprah Winfrey, and many others have spoken out strongly for reproductive rights. Trump, however, says he has no regrets about his handpicked Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Trump’s dislike against certain individuals

Simply put, Donald Trump isn’t a fan of certain Hollywood figures, including late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon, as well as pop stars like Taylor Swift, many of whom he has openly criticised. Kimmel has targeted Trump repeatedly, who fired back by calling him “talentless” and suggested he’ll be the next to get booted off the air after Colbert. Rumours swirled that Colbert was dropped because of his jab at Trump during a 60 Minutes interview, though CBS denies it. Trump, however, has gloated about Colbert’s exit, claiming he was partly responsible.