Showbiz Figures Counter Hollywood Calls For Joe Biden To Drop Out; Octavia Spencer Appears At Rally, Kim Novak Says It’s Time To “Stand With Him”
deadline.comAfter a week in which a chorus of industry voices, including George Clooney and Rob Reiner, called on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, there is a counter series of voices speaking out in support of the president’s decision to stay in.
Before Biden gave a feisty speech at a Michigan rally, actress Octavia Spencer said that the state showed that “true tested fighters have shown the world that Americans know how to get back on their feet.” She then made the case against Donald Trump. “Do we trust a leader who has kept his promises and fought every day to make life better for all of us?
Or do we trust a convicted felon? Joe Biden works for you. Donald Trump works for himself.” Kim Novak, the 91-year-old legendary star of Vertigo and Pal Joey, gave a statement of support today.
Referring to the ups and downs of a career, she said, “I know all about falling down and getting back up,” she said. “I can relate to Joe Biden,” she said. “Sure, I move slowly at my age, and often screw up on names and even remembering dates – yet I can still be trusted for honesty and making good on my promises.
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