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Billy Bob Thornton says celebrity status is no reason to push political beliefs on fans

Page Six·Richard Pollina·21 days ago
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Billy Bob Thornton said he has never been interested in using his celebrity status to push his political or personal beliefs on his fans. “I don’t know anything about politics,” the 70-year-old “Landman” star said on the “ Howie Mandel Does Stuff ” podcast last week while discussing the influence of being a high-profile public figure. “I have no idea. And the stuff that I do believe, I don’t want to force it down somebody else’s throat because I’m not an expert on that.” Billy Bob Thornton said he has never been interested in using his celebrity status to push his political or personal beliefs on others. FilmMagic Thornton joked that staying quiet about his opinions may be exactly why he’s not as much of an awards show fixture as he was earlier in his career. “I’m not really big on like at awards shows all of a sudden you start talking about saving the badgers and stuff,” the “Friday Night Lights” actor said.…

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