Jason Bateman Will Not Work In Georgia If Abortion Bill Is Passed

[Different Drummer]

BY : FRANCESCA DONOVAN ON : 19 MAY 2019 14:53

Source: Unilad.com


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Speaking to the The Hollywood Reporter, he said:

"If the ‘heartbeat bill’ makes it through the court system, I will not work in Georgia, or any other state, that is so disgracefully at odds with women’s rights."

This, gents, is how to be a real standup ally to your sisters over in America, whose human rights are being stripped away from them by – in Alabama’s case – 25 men.

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As per The Hollywood Reporter, in the event that other actors follow in Bateman’s footsteps by protesting the ban, the action could have a serious affect on Georgia’s economy.

The state has a famously generous 30 percent tax credit system, meaning it’s used by a lot of major TV and movie companies for production and filming.

More at: https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/jason-bateman-will-not-work-in-georgia-if-abortion-bill-is-passed/

[Beringia]

1. Good for him, I hope his acting gigs don't take a hit

[Baitball Blogger]

2. He is putting quite a bit on the line since Ozark is filmed in Georgia.

"Most of the shooting locations are in the Atlanta area at Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier, rather than at the Lake of the Ozarks, because of tax breaks offered by the state of Georgia. The film crew constructed a set in Georgia after extensively studying the Alhonna Resort property."

[SMC22307]

3. Wasn't the Alabama bill drafted by a woman and signed into law by another woman?

I think the framing needs to be expanded -- it's not just men making these anti-woman decisions. Good for Bateman, though. If this bill succeeds, I hope GA takes a hit like NC did with its idiotic bathroom bill.

[drmeow]

27. I think it was "drafted" by a female

state legislator (state representative Terri Collins) but I heard it was written by a male lobbyist (one Eric Johnson, Alabama Pro-Life Coalition president)

[SMC22307]

29. OK, thanks. I've been...

extremely busy this past two weeks with work and an elderly family member that I haven't had a chance to dig deep beyond headlines.

[drmeow]

33. I happened to be doing

Some digging and found conflicting stories - one said written by woman, the other was an interview with the guy. Knowing how our political system works, I concluded what I told you. As with much of the right's extremist legislation, I think the person who "officially" wrote it, ie introduced it as a bill, is not the same person or even office who actually wrote it.

[fescuerescue]

28. I hope it's a bigger hit that NC took

because honestly It wasn't noticeable here.

They need to hit GA about 1,000 times harder than the handful of protests in NC.

[SMC22307]

30. Business was lost. McCrory was given the ol' heave-ho.

The state's image as a "reasonable" Southern state was tarnished.

You really don't think it wasn't noticeable?

[fescuerescue]

31. I live there

I read about it in the papers. But I didn't see anything outside of internet chat boards.

[LanternWaste]

36. $3.76 billion in lost revenue to NC seems noticeable.

HB 2’s enactment cost North Carolina more than $3.76 billion in lost revenue to the state (as per AP analysis). Deutsche Bank AG and PayPal Holdings Inc reversed expansion plans in the state. Entertainers such as Bruce Springsteen and Itzhak Perlman canceled concerts. This was well-known outside of a few "message boards."

The withdrawal of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament games and the National Basketball Association All-Star game, which had been awarded to Charlotte, was the straw that broke the camel's back leading to a repeal back by two of its authors.

[fescuerescue]

38. That is alot of money

But I didn't notice. I live in the Capital (Raleigh), not Charlotte and don't go to many concerts or basketball games. I don't really run in those circles I suppose.

Yea I remember when the law was repealed which was a good thing.

[VOX]

4. I salute him for taking a hard stand against this backwards lunacy.

Some folks might pass off Bateman’s boycott as no big deal.

But it is, and the more people who refuse to accept this INSANE war on women, even in what may seem like small gestures, the pushback strengthens. This is how change begins.

[Different Drummer]

5. I live in Georgia and I suspect the reaction to this from most of my fellow residents--

at least the ones I know--would be something along the lines of "We don't need no Hollywood folks comin' down here and tellin' us how to live!"

[StarfishSaver]

6. So they also shouldn't mind if those Hollywood folk don't spend their money in their state

They don't need those folk anyway.

[Different Drummer]

8. They're not aware of the concept that actions have consequences. n/t

[StarfishSaver]

9. And I wouldn't be surprised if they think the economic benefit these Hollywood folk provide is

an entitlement.

[Different Drummer]

10. Agreed, and we all know what they think of entitlements. n/t

[StarfishSaver]

11. Other people's entitlements are bad. Theirs are sacrosanct.

[Maru Kitteh]

13. They will be.

[cstanleytech]

14. Unfortunately I live in Georgia as well and I have to agree with you.

I just wish I had a way out of this state as being trapped here sucks ass.

[Different Drummer]

15. "I just wish I had a way out of this state as being trapped here sucks ass."

I'm in complete agreement with that.

[IcyPeas]

17. remind them Trump has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame....

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[Blue_true]

19. The governor's race was very close, even with republicans cheating.

The democratic candidate was pretty progressive. So my guess is no more than half of your fellow residents are saying that they don't want Hollywood people telling them what to do.

I think what our side must do more of is checking our voter registration status often and stop relying on mailing in ballots in red states or counties. We have superior numbers but we too often shoot ourselves in the foot to make republican voting obstruction efforts more effective.

[lunatica]

20. Ah yes, famous last words from the brainless Idiocrats in Trumplandia's MAGAville.

[Hoyt]

7. It will take years to work through court system. The fact this legislation

passed deserves tougher reaction, and I’m from Georgia.

[onecaliberal]

12. I think Tyler perry employs a lot of people in Georgia.

[Phentex]

34. He was my first thought...

Not sure what he can do but was hoping he would say something.

[DesertRat]

16. Bateman works on two shows currently filming in Georgia

The actor’s Netflix show “Ozark” and HBO show “The Outsider” are currently filming in Georgia.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jason-bateman-georgia-heartbeat-bill-abortion_n_5cdde9dae4b00735a913cd1a

[Metalmom]

18. first thought

The Walking Dead.

I know they film in GA, wonder what they have to say about the abortion bill there? Would sure send a powerful msg! GA gets a lot of tourism because of The Walking Dead, plus the money from them filming there.

One can wish.

[lunatica]

21. I do hope they refuse to work there.

And I think it just might change some of that hatefulness wafting out of Georgia.

The Walking Dead is immense not just as a series but also as an international franchise!

[BigmanPigman]

22. A Dem film employee in GA was on CNN last night and

she said that it is a bad move for people like her who depend on the film industry to make a living. She is a Dem and knows a lot of co workers who are and she said this will hurt them too.

Now I feel badly for supporting a boycott but I still support it.

[not_the_one]

35. this is the usual NIMBY argument

Not In My Back Yard

How about let's do absolutely nothing because no matter what we do, someone on our side will be affected negatively.

Anyone who is affected would hopefully try harder next election to elect politicians that would not put them in this no-win situation.

I gave up a really great friendship during W's reign because my friend, in the student loan industry, thought Obama would cause him to lose his job by regulating his employer, Citibank. I was in the education industry and helped students to get into MAJOR debt to become doctors.

I felt the country more important than my job.

So we parted ways...

[BigmanPigman]

37. Yes, that is exactly what they are doing.

I like the appropriate "not in my back yard" analogy.

[Upthevibe]

23. Just when I thought I couldn't love Jason Bateman

anymore! And A LOT of filming is done in Georgia and it ALL needs to come to a COMPLETE STOP! I'm sorry to those of you who live there and especially to those of you who are forced to live there (military, can't leave because of the expense of moving, etc.). It's NOT OKAY! I live in California and even though we've mainly been blue we became even bluer in 2018 because of the Orange County Republican losses because of those of us who were involved in targeting the flippable counties and we did it! I know very little about Georgia and they may be a lost cause regarding politics. I PROMISE I don't mean to sound harsh, I just seriously don't know. Having said that, the entertainment industry really needs to do the filming in blue states.....

[Different Drummer]

25. "I know very little about Georgia and they may be a lost cause regarding politics."

That's pretty much the case. There are a few blue areas, but there's a lot more (proudly) red ones.

[Doodley]

26. I married into a Republican family in Georgia. I'm from the UK and had no real idea how bad that

would be. The in-laws get angry at the idea that everyone should have health care. Climate change is all a hoax. They conveniently don't see social security and Medicare as socialist, and they love Trump. I think my head is going to explode.

[Different Drummer]

32. I'm sorry to hear that.

Sounds like Rush/Fox News has gotten to them.