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'She-Hulk' star slams Tom Selleck, Michael Jordan as 'cowardly' for avoiding political talk

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'She-Hulk' star slams Tom Selleck, Michael Jordan as 'cowardly' for avoiding political talk

"She-Hulk" star Tatiana Maslany accused celebrities like Tom Selleck and Michael Jordan on Monday of behaving "cowardly" for not using their fame to push politics.

Joining Mehdi Hasan on his podcast "We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends," the Marvel TV actress was praised for her past support for the "Free Palestine" movement and accusing Israel of committing a "genocide" in Gaza.

Maslany said that she believed it was her job as an artist to address political issues.

"To me, artists are like mirrors to the world, to society," Maslany said.

"We have to name things, whether it's emotional mirroring to people the human experience or it's speaking out or it's naming something.

It's like such an important, intrinsic part of our job." MS RACHEL SAYS BACKLASH OVER HER GAZA POSTS 'DOESN'T FAZE' HER AS SHE CALLS OUT CELEBRITY SILENCE Hasan then asked what she thought about other celebrities staying silent on political issues, referencing a recent CNN interview with "Blue Bloods" and "Magnum P.I." actor Tom Selleck where he declined to discuss politics, or NBA star Michael Jordan's famous " Republicans buy sneakers too " statement.

"But all of it is political.

Everything is political," Maslany responded.

"All entertainment is political because it has a viewpoint and it has a perspective.

It has visual representation of the world we live in or the kinds of things that are funny or acceptable or the ways that people relate to each other.

It's all about inter-person, like there's no disconnect in my mind and to me, those are two very rich men who stand to lose a lot if they stand up for something." Hasan agreed with Maslany that celebrities were more concerned about "fewer opportunities to make money" by dabbling in political discussion, a sentiment Maslany called "bizarre" and "cowardly." DOLLY PARTON REFUSED TO PICK POLITICAL SIDES FOR DECADES: ‘I’M NOT IN POLITICS, I’M AN ENTERTAINER’ "Art should destabilize people, too.

I'm not thinking, like Tom Selleck's going like 'Magnum P.I. should really disturb people on a core level.' But like, art moves people, whether that's in like a shock way, a laughter way, all of it.

It's a communication with the world ...

It's such a bizarre mentality.

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