Angelina Jolie Rings Alarm over ‘Freedom Freeze’ in US
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Angelina Jolie voices disillusionment with America, stressing her global outlook and commitment to an egalitarian, international worldview.
By TRH Global Affairs Desk
NEW DELHI, September 22, 2025 — Amid worsening freedom of expression situations in the US, actor Angelina Jolie has flagged the deepening crisis in America. Speaking on the sidelines of Spain’s San Sebastián film festival, Jolie said: “I love my country, but I don’t at this time recognize my country.”
Her remarks coincided with a memorial for Charlie Kirk in Arizona on Sunday. Kirk was shot dead while he was speaking at a university campus. In his death, the conservative activist sparked a nation-wide outpouring of support. The Arizona memorial was packed to its capacity.
Jolie expressed concern at the prevailing situations in the US. “I love my country, but right now, I don’t recognize it,” she remarked. The actor stated that she has “always lived with an international perspective: my family is international, my friends, my life, my worldview is egalitarian, united, global.”
Her statement came in backdrop of a crackdown against immigrants in the US under the Trump administration. Besides, the media is facing censure of the Trump administration with intimidation employed to silence the criticism of the policies of Trump.
“Anything that limits the personal expressions and freedoms of any person—I think it’s very dangerous, and we’re living in very serious times—we must be careful not to say things lightly,’ Jolie was quoted by SEIZ, a Spanish media outlet. So, I prefer to be careful during this press conference, she added.
“As everyone knows, we’re going through difficult times,” stressed the actor, who is well-known for films such as Girl, Interrupted, and many others.
Earlier, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel faced the fury of the Trump administration after his show was cancelled. Within 48 hours, Kimmel was suspended indefinitely by ABC, after the country’s largest broadcaster, Nexstar, pulled his show under direct pressure from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
“Let’s be clear about what just happened,” wrote journalist Zack Beauchamp in an analysis for Yahoo News. He wrote: “Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up.”
At issue was a remark during Kimmel’s Monday monologue speculating on the political leanings of the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Evidence later suggested the assailant leaned left, making Kimmel’s aside factually shaky — but far from malicious fabrication. Yet FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr seized on it, threatening to revoke licenses from stations airing Kimmel. “It’s time for them to step up and say this garbage isn’t something that serves the needs of our local communities,” Carr declared.
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