Susan Sarandon was seemingly unfazed after a major Hollywood talent agency decided to drop the actress over her controversial remarks about Jews.
Sarandon was photographed Wednesday appearing in good spirits with a pleasant smirk on her face as she walked in New York City.
The Oscar winner was dressed in a Simpsons-themed bomber jacket, gray pants, gray and red sneakers, a newsboy cap and maroon-colored gloves.
The casual ensemble was very similar to the one Sarandon, 77, wore when she was snapped at a “Shut It Down for Palestine” protest last Friday at Union Square.
The “Thelma & Louise” star has been advocating for the rights of Palestinians over the past few weeks due to Israel’s retaliatory bombings in Gaza following Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack.
However, her comments at the Nov. 17 rally landed her in hot water with United Talent Agency (UTA).
She said at the time, “There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”
A spokesperson for UTA exclusively confirmed to Page Six Tuesday that it was no longer representing Sarandon.
Sources also told us that several staffers at the agency were “extremely hurt” over the “Stepmom” star’s remarks.
Aviva Klompas, the former director of speechwriting at the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, issued a statement in response to Sarandon’s comments via Twitter Tuesday.
She wrote, “When Susan Sarandon said that Jews ‘are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country’ she was saying that American Jews have it coming — that we don’t deserve to live free from harassment and assault.”
Asra Nomani, a Muslim Indian American, also spoke against the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” actress’ remarks, stating in part via Twitter, “Let me tell you what it means to be Muslim in America.
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“My dad didn’t have to become a second-class indentured servant to one of the many tyrants of Muslim countries that use immigrants from India, like my family, as essential slaves…my dad got a job as an assistant professor of nutrition.”
She concluded, “Please don’t minimize the experience of Jewish Americans by sanitizing the hell that it is for Muslims living in Muslim countries and vilifying America for the life — and freedoms — she offers Muslims like my family.”
Sarandon has not responded to the backlash and did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
However, the “Dead Man Walking” star re-posted a clip via her Instagram Stories Tuesday from human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid, who spoke in part on the importance of being “anti-racist” to dismantle “white supremacy, misogyny, bigotry, antisemitism [and] homophobia.”
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