Actress Susan Sarandon — who was dropped last year from a talent agency over her anti-Jewish rant — and Shellyne Rodriguez, the ex-professor who threatened a Post reporter with a machete, were both spotted at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University Friday.
The Oscar-winning “Dead Man Walking” star was seen strolling among demonstrators with “Free Palestine” signs while sporting a grin and an odd leather coat jacket decked out with an image of Bart Simpson on its red leather sleeve.
The 77-year-old celebrity has rocked the same quirky get-up at other anti-Israel demonstrations in recent months.
Actress Susan Sarandon and Shellyne Rodriguez, the ex-professor who threatened a Post reporter with a machete, were both spotted at anti-Israel protest at Columbia University Friday. Paul MartinkaRodriguez, who was fired from her latest teaching gig at Cooper Union for anti-Israel screeds, was spotted at the protest chatting with young demonstrators while wearing a traditional Arabic head scarf around her neck.
“I am here to support the students who understand that it is very important to have their voices heard,” Sarandon said in her remarks.
Rodriguez, who was fired from latest teaching gig at Cooper Union, was spotted at the protest chatting with young demonstrators. Robert Miller“It is important at this point to challenge all systems that are full of hate and bigotry and intolerance and injustice,” the Oscar-winner added.
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In December, Sarandon was dropped from PTO Films project consideration and the United Talent Agency after going on an anti-Jewish rant.
The Oscar-winning “Thelma and Louise” star was seen strolling among demonstrators with “Free Palestine” signs while sporting a grin and an odd leather coat jacket decked out with an image of Bart Simpson. Paul Martinka
Rodriguez, who was fired from latest teaching gig at Cooper Union for anti-Israel screeds, was spotted at the protest chatting with young demonstrators. Paul MartinkaShe later apologized.
At a pro-Palestinian rally in New York City on Nov. 17, the star proclaimed that Jews were “getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence” following the global rise of antisemitic attacks due to the Israel-Hamas war.
Antisemitism controversy at Columbia University: Key events
- Columbia University President Minouche Shafik stepped down on Aug. 14 after facing backlash over the Ivy League’s anti-Israel protests.
- More than 280 anti-Israel demonstrators were cuffed at Columbia and the City of New York campuses in a “massive” NYPD operation a few months ago.
- Over 100 people were nabbed at the Ivy League campus after cops responded to Columbia’s request to help oust a destructive mob that had illegally taken over the Hamilton Hall academic building in April, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and police said.
- Hizzoner blamed the on-campus chaos on insurgents who have a “history of escalating situations and trying to create chaos” instead of protesting peacefully.
- More than 100 Columbia professors signed a letter defending students who support the “military action” by Hamas.
Last month, she gave a speech at an anti-Israel protest in Washington Square Park, where she urged the crowd to disrupt “the narrative of the powerful.”
