Actor Kevin Sorbo, best known for his role in the 1995 series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” says he’s a victim of cancel culture.
The 64-year-old claims he’s been “blacklisted” from Hollywood over his Christian beliefs and conservative opinions.
Sorbo said he first noticed that he was snubbed from the entertainment industry after parting ways with his agent.
“It was sad to me, you know, my manager and agent for so many years said that we can’t get you jobs anymore, work with you because of you being a Christian, being a conservative,” he told Fox News.
“And I almost had to laugh at that because it’s an industry that screams for tolerance, and yet it’s a one-way street. It screams for freedom of speech. But Hollywood’s a one-way street as well. And that’s just too bad, you know. But I love the industry. I love the movies and TV.”
“It was really weird,” he continued. “I mean, here’s the thing. We have such a huge divide in our country right now, and it’s perpetuated by the mainstream media, perpetuated by movies, TV. I don’t harbor that kind of anger and hatred toward people. I have a different point of view.”
Sorbo was propelled to fame after landing the role of Hercules in the hit 1995 series which ran for six seasons.
He’s since starred in various films and appeared in seven episodes of “The O.C.” and played “Lar Gand” in the EW series “Supergirl” for 3 episodes.
The actor’s wife Sam Sorbo added that social media had also taken “Kevin down.”
“Even LinkedIn took me down,” Kevin chimed in. “They don’t like the truth. I say on Twitter [now X], I said, ‘I need more conspiracy theories because all of mine came true.’ But did Facebook apologize for taking me down even though I was right? No, because they don’t like the truth. The truth is too difficult for some people to take.”
The actor has been embroiled in several controversial moments over the years, most of which saw him make polarizing comments for which he later apologized.
In 2014, Kevin defended Mel Gibson’s 2004 film “The Passion of the Christ” after it was slapped with anti-Semitic allegations.
“News bulletin: you did kill Jesus!” he told Jerry Newcombe on “Vocal Point,” according to Christian Today.
He later apologized for the words used, but not his stance.
“Did all Jews at that time hate Jesus? Of course they did not. The people screamed to let the hardened criminal go. That’s in the book. That’s in the facts,” he said.
