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Padma Lakshmiis standing with her friendSusan Sarandon.
After theThelma & Louiseactress, 71,renewed her feudwithDebra Messingand received further backlash from commenters criticizing her support of a third-party candidate in the 2016 presidential election, Lakshmi urged followers to consider others’ opinions and lay off Sarandon.
“I’ve known@SusanSarandonfor a decade,” Lakshmi, 48, tweeted on Friday. “There are very few actresses who are such dedicated humanitarians and activists. Instead of vilifying someone for endorsing a third party candidate in 2016, why not focus on what you’re doing in your community to create change?”
“Sometimes we have different opinions than our friends or people in our industry but it’s important to have a dialogue to learn and grow,” theTop Chefhost continued in a second tweet. “This ‘cancel’ culture and progressive infighting isn’t the solution. Stop bullying Susan.”
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Messing and Sarandon’s long-running feud wasrecently reignitedwhen Messing, 50, tweeted “STFU SUSAN” earlier this week after Sarandon toldVarietythat she believed Donald Trump’s presidency had inspired more women to run for office.
“STFU SUSAN,” Messing tweeted. “Oh yes, PLEASE let’s give Trump CREDIT. I mean how else are you able to walk out on the street. Convince yourself that that this CATASTROPHE of a President who you said was better that [Hillary Clinton] IS NOT ripping children away from parents seeking asylum.”
Sarandon responded, writing “Debs, before you get yourself all self-righteous try clicking on the video and listening to what I actually say, not @Variety’s clickbait headline”.
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The women continued to swipe at each otherthrough retweets. Messing retweeted a tweet that read: “[Sarandon] seems perfectly happy at the suffering of others. Kids in cages.”
source: people.com
