Susan Sarandon’s hardline support for Palestine has caused drama behind the scenes of her upcoming film The Fabulous Four, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Tensions have flared between the actress and her co-stars, including Jewish actress Bette Midler, and the studio, which is “furious” and unimpressed by her continued fervent pro-Palestinian activism in recent months. water has caused. close sources.
The comedy film, starring Sarandon, Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph, will be released by Bleecker Street on July 26.
The plot follows three old friends who travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in a surprise wedding for their other close friend, played by Midler.
But despite playing a group of loving girlfriends on screen, insiders tell DailyMail.com that Sarandon’s relationship with her co-stars on set was fraught after she continued her controversial campaign following her previous anti-Semitic comments.
Susan Sarandon’s pro-Palestinian activism has created a rift between her and her Fabulous Four co-stars, insiders tell DailyMail.com
Sarandon sparked widespread outrage after saying Jewish people got “a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim” after the October 7 attack, during a pro-Palestinian rally on November 17 in New York City (pictured)
“Bleecker Street is furious with Susan for the way she has behaved. That includes Bette, who is a proud Jew and hates what Susan does,” a film insider told DailyMail.com.
‘Sheryl is mad at her too, as is Megan Mullally, the whole crew and cast. It is a mess.
“Her co-stars are disappointed that so many people worked so hard on it, and now Susan is ruining it for everyone.”
Sarandon has made headlines in recent months for her participation in several anti-Israel protests since Hamas’ terror attack on Israeli civilians on October 7.
She sparked widespread outrage in the weeks after the bombing when she claimed Jewish people were getting “a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in this country.”
The Thelma and Louise star later apologized for her comments, but has since continued her very public anti-Israel stance.
The drama surrounding her controversial views eventually carried over to the set, where the atmosphere became so frosty that the 77-year-old actress was even isolated from the rest of her co-stars, the source said.
Despite the tension, there were “no direct confrontations” between the four, but the crew was told to keep Sarandon “separated from the others.”
“Bette gave her a cold shoulder. The others, including Sheryl, weren’t happy with her either,” the insider said.
“Susan always had a crew member to make sure she didn’t let her vitriol fester.”
An inside source claimed that Sarandon’s continued activism has upset her co-stars, including Bette Midler, ‘who is a proud Jew and hates what Susan does’
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally, who co-star with Sarandon in the upcoming film, are also said to be unimpressed with the actress
Sarandon, 77, was seen wearing a keffiyeh scarf as she joined a protest on Capitol Hill with Squad member Rashida Tlaib, demanding the US stop ‘financing genocide’ in February
The insider continued: “It was very tense. She said everyone else was nice to each other, but they definitely left Susan out of everyone.
“Susan didn’t eat lunch or dinner or socialize with the other women, cast and crew. She mainly stayed in her caravan.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Bleecker Street for comment.
The Fabulous Four began filming last fall, around the same time of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
Sarandon would spark widespread outrage as he spoke just weeks later a pro-Palestine rally on November 17 New York City.
“There are many people who are afraid of being Jewish right now, and they are getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in this country that is so often subjected to violence,” she said in a statement that quickly sparked backlash would lead. and are considered anti-Semitic.
The controversy resulted in the Academy Award-winning actress being dropped by her Hollywood representative, United Talent Agency, which is headed by Jewish CEO Jeremy Zimmer. UTA has represented Sarandon since 2014.
She later apologized and cited the wording of her comments ‘a terrible mistake’.
But the veteran left-wing activist has since continued to participate in protests and rallies, reportedly joining chants of “from the river to the sea,” a rallying cry used by both pro-Palestinian activists and Hamas and seen by many as anti-Semitic considered. calling for the destruction of Israel.
In a more recent incident, captured on camera on April 24, Sarandon was heard denying to an Israeli activist the violent crimes Hamas has committed against civilians during the ongoing war.
Susan Sarandon is seen at a pro-Palestine rally in New York City in November. She attended another this weekend, where she sang “from the river to the sea,” which has been branded as an anti-Semitic phrase calling for the destruction of Israel.
She later apologized on Instagram for her controversial and anti-Semitic comments during the November 17 event
In a more recent incident, captured on camera on April 24, Sarandon was heard denying to an Israeli activist the violent crimes committed by Hamas against civilians during the ongoing war.
The woman, Keren Picker, can be seen approaching Sarand on the street and pointing out that Hamas has repeatedly rejected ceasefire proposals.
A defiant Sarandon responds, “You know why? Because they are terrible deals.”
She then refers to reports of ‘babies in ovens’ and ‘rapes’ in Gaza and labels them as ‘myths’.
Earlier this year, Sarandon joined Squad member Rashida Tlaib in a protest on Capitol Hill in demanding that the US stop “funding genocide.”
She made a statement to the press at the February 15 event organized by the left-wing anti-war women’s organization CODEPINK, calling for a ceasefire.
“There has never been peace achieved through violence,” Sarandon said, ironically just three months after making her controversial comments that seemingly justified the attack.
Sarandon arrived on Capitol Hill wearing a red keffiyeh scarf in support of Palestine.
“We must have a permanent ceasefire and save the lives of all those people who are now being shot at like fish in a barrel,” she said at the time.
Her demonstration comes after a $95 billion foreign aid package was passed by the Senate, including $14.1 billion for Israel’s war against Hamas.