Eva Longoria Doesn’t Live in the U.S. and Says ‘Most Americans Aren’t So Lucky’: They Are ‘Stuck in This Dystopian Country, and My Anxiety and Sadness Is For Them’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Eva Longoria decided to leave the U.S. amid the Covid pandemic, and she has no plans of returning now that Donald Trump has been elected to serve a second term as president.
She told Marie Clarie for its November cover story that she splits time between homes in Spain and Mexico, and the globalization of entertainment means she not required to come to Hollywood to shoot her acting projects. “I had my whole adult life here,” Longoria said about Los Angeles. “But even before [the pandemic], it was changing.
The vibe was different. And then Covid happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to shit on California—it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.” “I’m privileged,” Longoria added. “I get to escape and go somewhere.
Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them.” Longoria hit the campaign trail over the summer in support of Kamala Harris for president.
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