‘The Sopranos’ Star Drea de Matteo Says Hollywood Will ‘Take Me Out Into the Woods and Shoot Me for Not Endorsing Biden,’ Even If There’s ‘A Lot’ of Quiet Trump Voters

Zack Sharf

June 25, 2024 at 5:47 p.m.·3 min read

“The Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo was interviewed on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” (via Mediaite) and said she’s got a target on her back in Hollywood because she’s an actor who does not endorse Joe Biden for president. The Emmy-winning actor went on to say there are “a lot” of “quiet” Donald Trump supporters in Hollywood, suggesting they won’t go public with their support out of fear of being similarly criticized for going against Biden.

“Is there a quiet Trump voter out there in Hollywood?” host Jesse Watters asked.

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“I think there is a lot of them,” de Matteo answered.

Watters introduced “The Sopranos” actor by running clips from a recent celebrity-filled Joe Biden fundraiser in Los Angeles that raised $30 million and included appearances by Jack Black and Jimmy Kimmel. Watters also showed footage of Robert De Niro publicly slamming Trump outside of the Manhattan courtroom at Trump’s hush money trial.

“That was a hard intro to watch. I’m sorry,” de Matteo said in reaction to the clips. “It’s the Italian, man. We’re talking about [Anthony] Fauci, we’re talking about De Niro. I am mortified right now by my people. I don’t understand what we’re doing here…Yes, there are a lot of quiet Trump supporters. I wonder how much these actors got paid to endorse Biden at this point. I am curious. I wonder if De Niro got paid a location fee because he traveled to the courtroom to do that.”

“I don’t really maneuver inside that industry. I never have,” she added. “First of all, ‘Sopranos,’ we were the outcast, even though we were critically acclaimed, we still were outcasts. So I’m still an outcast, here I am. They’re going to take me out into the woods and shoot me for not endorsing Biden.”

De Matteo was referencing her tragic fate on “The Sopranos,” in which her character, Adriana La Cerva, is shot dead in the woods in Season 5 when the mafia finds out she’s working as a mole for the FBI. The actor has long been outspoken against pro-Biden celebrities. She told Fox Business earlier this year: “I think the far left own Hollywood. I think we all know that.”

“I do know that people are tired of it, and there are very few people that are willing to speak out,” she added. “They probably will vote Republican, and that’s people who would never normally, but people are afraid. This doesn’t feel like a democracy anymore.”

While de Matteo’s additional acting credits include “Sons of Anarchy” and “Shades of Blue,” she’s been known more over the last few months for launching an OnlyFans account. Speaking to Fox News Digital last year, de Matteo explained that pivoting to OnlyFans came as a result of losing acting work over the last couple of years due to her stance against COVID vaccine mandates. She said she was forced to “switch careers and figure new things out because my own industry thinks I’m a savage” due to her beliefs against COVID vaccine mandates. She added, “I guess you could say I was a bad girl because I did not follow the rules a couple of years ago.”

Since pivoting to OnlyFans, de Matteo was able to raise enough money to keep her home out of foreclosure.

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