{"id":471140,"date":"2026-02-16T02:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471140\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T02:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:03:07","slug":"celebrities-who-refuse-to-publicly-speak-about-politics-lately-plus-the-reasons-why-eg-politics-slideshow-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-videos-just-jared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471140\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Who Refuse to Publicly Speak About Politics Lately, Plus the Reasons Why | EG, Politics, Slideshow | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos | Just Jared"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michelle Yeoh<\/p>\n

At the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival this week, Michelle Yeoh<\/a> shut down a question about politics in the US. Michelle was born in Malaysia, and she apparently lives in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I am in the position to really talk about the political situation in the U.S., and also I cannot [\u2026] say I understand it, so it is best not to talk about something I don\u2019t know about,\u201d Michelle told the press when asked about the political landscape (via THR<\/a>). <\/p>\n

She added, \u201cBut I think I want to concentrate on what is important for us, which is cinema. People like to say \u2018cinema is not going to survive because there are so many other things happening, the attention span is shorter,\u2019 but I truly don\u2019t believe that.\u201d <\/p>\n

Michelle then said, \u201cI believe when you go to the cinema, that is time for you. You switch off your phones and you\u2019ve chosen to watch something that you want, and that is the time when you can open your hearts and free your minds and have time to yourself. Cinema is a place where we all come together, we laugh, we cry, we celebrate. So it\u2019s important to always keep that tradition alive, and I hope that\u2019s what we are here to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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