Bill Pullman is the latest star to urge people to wear face masks as the number of newly reported cases of the novel coronavirus continues to go up in various states.
The actor filmed a PSA for the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain in which he urges people to wear what he dubs a "freedom mask" as they celebrate the Fourth of July.
Pullman paid tribute to his role as fictional president Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 sci-fi film Independence Day by noting that while he "may not be your president right now…the Fourth of July is still my favorite holiday and it always will be." Pullman said he'd be celebrating Independence Day by donning a facial covering when he goes to public places and explained that if others did the same, they'd be closer to.
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