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Margaret Cho Turned Down 'Heated Rivalry' Role 'Because of Trump'
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Margaret Cho Turned Down 'Heated Rivalry' Role 'Because of Trump'

Variety·Jack Dunn·19 days ago
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Comedian Margaret Cho recently told the “I Never Liked You” podcast that she turned down an opportunity to be in “ Heated Rivalry ” because the show was shot in Canada, and she didn’t want to travel out of the United States during President Donald Trump’s second term. “There’s things that I haven’t done that I should’ve done,” Cho said when asked if she had any roles that got away. “Last year, I got a pilot script for a show that I really loved. But it shot in Canada, and I was so scared because I’m so vocal about hating ICE and hating this administration. I was like, ‘I will get detained at the border, and I will be put in ICE detention if I go.’” She continued, “I was struggling over it, and I talked to all these people about it, and I was super upset about it, and I said no.…

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