Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon was promoting her new film The Echo Chamber at the ongoing Venice Film Festival when she claimed that her support for Palestine has allegedly led her to lose out on job opportunities in Hollywood.“I’ve still had movies taken away recently because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still. But that’s the power structure. I think [among] people, certainly internationally, I feel welcome,” Sarandon, 79, stated in a panel.Netizens appeared to disagree with the veteran actress. Civil rights lawyer and law professor Sherrilyn Ifill wrote on Threads:“That’s not the reason, Susan.”A netizen claims Susan Sarandon was not blacklisted from Hollywood for her pro-Palestine stance. (Image via Threads)Many people joined the conversation on X. Some even claimed Susan Sarandon was blackballed from the industry not because of her pro-Palestine stance, but because of her support for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.“She aggressively attacked Hillary in 2016 for some crazed reason. ‘Thelma and Louise’ was the last for me. Deuces, Susan Sarandon,” a user wrote.“She should have been permanently shut out of Hollywood for her interference in the 2016 presidential election that resulted in Trump,” another user claimed.“I doubt she’s blacklisted. Ruffalo, Bardem, and many other outspoken actors haven’t been, so I doubt she is tbh. Maybe it’s her tacit support for Trump that made people not want to employ her,” an individual added.Others continued to chime in.“Let's not forget her political position that there was no difference between Trump and Clinton, a position she doubled down on. That may have had something to do with getting jobs,” one person noted.“Maybe if you left your political views out of the workplace, you would have a job????” a netizen commented.“Remember 2016 when Susan told us that Hillary would be worse for the country than Donald Trump ever would be? Boy, that aged well, didn’t it?” a user sarcastically wrote.At the recent event, the Dead Man Walking actress stated:“I think that the narrative has completely changed in terms of the historical relevance of Palestine and the ties of Zionists with America and our politics. That has been a major revelation for people… So, now there are a lot of things people are aware of. So, that has changed in terms of power structure.”Susan Sarandon turned to Andrea Pallaoro, the director of her new film, and thanked him for casting her, adding:“So, it depends. If it’s a major studio, I think it’s not just with me but with other people who have been told that it is impossible in terms of being able to do this film. I thank Andrea for that because he didn’t listen to the warnings.”The New Yorker, who walked the red carpet wearing an “Artists for Ceasefire” pin at the Venice Film Festival, also mentioned:“So, yes, I think there has been a change in terms of understanding the situation and I think the general public, but there are still very strongly held positions within my industry that are held by Zionists and who have not relaxed their feelings towards me. But I found my family, I found my people, and I’m okay.”Exploring what Susan Sarandon said about Donald Trump and Hillary ClintonIn early 2016, Susan Sarandon, who had been a longtime supporter of Bernie Sanders, revealed that she wasn’t sure she would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the presidential election. She appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and shared a picture of herself with Clinton.“Look at how happy we were. Then I had to break up with her,” Sarandon quipped, referring to Hillary’s views on the Iraq War, fracking, minimum wage, and more.“So, I was like, ‘Who is this person? I can’t trust her?’” the actor noted.Susan Sarandon told Stephen Colbert the country needed a leader who has the “moral judgment beforehand, not when it’s safe.” She further clarified her stance:“I’m more afraid of Hillary Clinton’s war record and hawkishness than I am of building a wall. But that doesn’t mean I would vote for Trump.”In a November 2016 interview with BBC Newsnight, Susan Sarandon suggested bringing in a “new party” instead of continuing to vote for the “lesser of the two evils.” She pushed to get the independent candidates to five percent and claimed Clinton was “almost certainly gonna win” given the backing from the press, the networks, the newspapers, and the people.Susan Sarandon claimed she wouldn’t worry about Trump winning the election but rather about real issues such as wars, Syria, TPP, fracking, and the environment.“No matter who gets in, they don’t address these things because money has taken over our system. So, for me, it doesn’t matter,” she explained.When the interviewer asked whether Bernie Sanders’ support for Hillary Clinton carried “no weight” for Sarandon, she replied that Bernie also said to not listen to him and “vote your heart.” When asked if it would make her happy to have Clinton as the first female U.S. President, Susan said she wanted the “right woman.”“I don't vote with my v****a. This is bigger than that. This is bigger than… who wins the election,” the ‘Thelma & Louise’ star added.That same year, Susan Sarandon shocked MSNBC host Chris Hayes by saying:“People feel Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately.”Following Trump’s win, she told Vulture in May 2017:“I’m certainly not in any way defending Trump; let me go on the record to say that, because people seem to want to say that I am. I think he’s a horrible person, and he’s really dangerous. But the good news about Trump is that he has exposed all the cracks that are in our system, and now the light can get in.”Sarandon continued:“Now we have a guy who is so clumsy and so obvious that suddenly people are awake, and that’s a very good thing. Do you want to call it the revolution? Certainly, there are many more people, because of Bernie Sanders, who are running for these local offices.”Susan explained that for eight years, the country was run by a “cool guy President”, and Trump was bringing in transparency because he is “so obvious.”Ahead of the 2016 election and amid her MSNBC interview, Susan Sarandon faced criticism from fans and industry insiders alike. She feuded with Debra Messing on X (formerly Twitter). Jamie Lee Curtis posted that while she had respect for Sarandon, she disagreed with her and with choosing Trump over Clinton, describing it as “dangerous” for women, minorities, and immigrants. Susan responded that she would “never support Trump for any reason” and refuted that that’s what she meant in her interview.Sarandon was previously dropped by her talent agency, UTA, in 2023, seemingly after attending pro-Palestinian rallies and her vocal advocacy.