Sopranos star Drea de Matteo believes there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Pennsylvania was an ‘inside job’.
The 52-year-old actress and OnlyFans model made the admission amid an angry criticism of left-wing celebrities for posing as a “trustworthy voice” for the people, calling them “embarrassing” and “self-righteous.”
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, she said: ‘I think this attempt was clearly an inside job. All those kids saying, “I can’t believe he missed.”
“A lot of people have no idea what’s really happening and that’s why there’s the Trump madness syndrome. It’s the level of propaganda and the twisting of information… there’s no truth anymore. And if you want it, you have to keep going, you have to pick up every stone that comes your way.”
Trump, 78, was speaking at a campaign rally near Butler on July 13 when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at the former president, one of which hit the top of his right ear. Crooks was killed by Secret Service snipers.
Drea de Matteo, 52, told DailyMail.com she believes the assassination attempt on Donald Trump was ‘clearly an inside job’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, 78, survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13 (photo taken at the rally)
Hours after the attack, Jacket blackTenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass jokingly wished Crooks had been successful as he blew out a birthday candle onstage SydneyAustralia, and told the audience: “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Matteo discusses the consequences – who started the clothing line Ultra-Free to support freedom of expression – warned: ‘Don’t follow celebrities, don’t have idols. Make your own decisions. Everyone needs to learn more about what’s really going on and then form their own opinions.
‘Everyone is so fixated on what other celebrities have to say because they’re somehow a reliable voice. And I don’t know why, because they’re just f*****g actors. A lot of them are super f*****g arrogant Hollywood people who don’t really do their homework. And that bothers me.
“I’m not trying to be self-righteous at all. But I feel like there’s so much self-righteousness when it comes to these issues instead of real justice.”
With a nod to Gass, she continued: “Do your job, know what you’re talking about, know why you’re condemning this person, and maybe tone it down a little bit if you’re condoning murder.”
The Emmy Award winner, who described herself as an “old hippie liberal” who likes Trump and RFK, also voiced her opinion disappointment about the state of the country.
“I mean, they’re left-wing, and I’m left-wing, but I’m ashamed,” she said. “I’m also ashamed of my country. And I’ll wear an American flag all day long, because I’m a true f*****g patriot. But I’m so ashamed of the blood on the hands of this country at this point and the karmic overload of just dishonesty and greed.”
“It’s come to this, but I really believe in the people… I believe we can make America great again,” she added.
de Matteo rose to fame on HBO’s Sopranos (seen) for which she won an Emmy Award. She has since retired and is now an OnlyFans content creator
“Many people have no idea what is really happening and that is why there is a Trump madness syndrome,” said De Matteo (seen on OnlyFans)
During a recent interview on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime, the controversial former actress claimed that there are “a lot” of secret Trump supporters in Hollywood.
“I wonder how much these actors are getting paid to support Biden at this point,” she said. “I’m curious.”
She told Watters that the only reason other actors don’t openly support Trump is because they’re afraid of being judged.
The interview came after Biden’s star-studded Hollywood event, at which actor Robert De Niro criticized Trump.
“It’s the Italian, man,” she said. “We’re talking about [Anthony] Fauci, we’re talking about De Niro. I’m shocked for my people right now. I don’t understand what we’re doing here,” she added.
The actress previously called Hollywood a “fucking cesspool” after she was blacklisted by studios for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid and said she would have a hard time coming out of retirement.
When she found it hard to find work and was dropped by her agent, she turned to OnlyFans to save her home from foreclosure after running out of money.
Although De Matteo has since stated that she earned enough money to pay off her mortgage within five minutes of creating her profile, she says the amounts aren’t “crazy.”
People think it’s weird [the money]but it’s not,” she said of her income from the X-rated platform. “I’m doing better with a lot of the business that comes my way because I’ve taken a stand.
“And I think a lot of people who are in the same field as me are drawn to me and want to help.”
“The level of propaganda and distortion of information has meant that there is no more truth,” de Matteo told DailyMail.com (pictured at the 2019 MTV Music Awards)
Her success on OnlyFans paved the way for her to launch her own business, the fashion brand ULTRAFREE, which was born as a way to integrate OnlyFans and her political views.
“I never cared about fame or anything like that,” she said. “So now it was like I was just thrust into the forefront of the most chaotic news spin of all time with all this stuff.
“It was just a combination of pornography and politics. So I thought, okay, this sounds crazy. How do I spin it? And we started Ultra Free. And my friend makes awesome merch for his band, and he was known for his merch.
“And we thought, ‘Why don’t we make merchandise for this revolution that’s happening? Because this movement needs merchandise?’ And that’s where we are now.”