Hollywood star Natalie Portman publicly supported defunding the police back in 2020, encouraging politicians to deprive police departments of taxpayer dollars. Now the Oscar-winning actress is benefiting from Baltimore police protection after drug dealers threatened gun violence on the set of her new Apple TV+ series.
On Friday, the Baltimore production of her Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake was suspended after drug dealers reportedly threatened to shoot somebody if production didn’t stop. They also demanded producers pay $50,000 before production would be allowed to continue.
The Baltimore Police Department is investigating the threat.
“We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing,” the studio behind the series, Endeavor Content, said in a statement sent to Deadline.
Two years ago, at the height of the Black Lives Matter riots, Natalie Portman penned a lengthy message on her official Instagram account in which she explained how she overcame her initial doubts about the “defund the police” movement, saying she didn’t realize her “white privilege.”
“When I first heard #defundthepolice, I have to admit my first reaction was fear. My whole life, police have made me feel safe. But that’s exactly the center of my white privilege,” she wrote.
Portman concluded that “the system that makes me feel comfortable is wrong.”
They should stick to their performing art!
As soon as they get into politics, it comes back to haunt them…..
Baltimore demographics point to a Democrat.
Oops – bet she wants the police around now. Dummy.
And she’s so stupid, She’s not even grateful .
To hell with this bi$$$. Let the crooks have her
$50K is a ridiculously low extortion amount. But it’s enough to tweak some serious overtime and a shot at a SAG card and some private work.
Can we get Alec Baldwin on the set???