TORONTO -- A pair of outspoken Hollywood actors tweeted their scorn for U.S. President Donald Trumpâs airstrike in Iraq, garnering a mix of backlash and support Friday.
âCharmedâ actress Rose McGowan, 46, tweeted an apology to Iran, writing that Americans âare being by a terrorist regime⌠Please do not kill us.â
âHigh Fidelityâ actor John Cusack, 53, tweeted about Trumpâs action, which he called â 101 mode.â
Trumpâs airstrike on Friday that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani has been met with fear and patriotism. Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden said it was like Trump had âtossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox.â Some online suggested that Trump may have started a Third World War while supporters celebrated the action.
Replies to Cusack and McGowanâs tweets include both sides, with some sharing their support, but much of the response falling on the malicious side, particularly on McGowanâs feed.
The actress has become a prominent political voice among celebrities in recent years, often weighing in on a variety of issues. She is well known for her involvement in the âMe Tooâ movement and her accusations against alleged sexual predator Harvey Weinstein.
Respondents implored McGowan to leave the country, and accused the actress of being on drugs and supporting a terrorist.
In a follow-up tweet early Friday morning, McGowan added that âof courseâ the Iranian general was an âevil evil man who did ,â but that that was ânot the f***ing point.â
âThe United States is morally corrupt and acts illegally. It is only logical to appeal to Iranâs pride by apologizing. Iâm taking one for the team,â she wrote, adding the hashtag âTeam Stay Alive.â
Cusack has fielded his share of detractors for his political opinions over the years as a blogger for The during the Bush administration, which he called âdepressing, corrupt, unlawful, and tragically absurd.â He also criticized the Obama administrationâs .
Cusack continued tweeting into Friday, writing that America should âremove this regime from power.â
âThis is where the fascism ends -- in blood,â . âRemove this criminal syndicate masquerading as a gov(ernment).â
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed âharsh retaliationâ after Trumpâs airstrike.
More airstrikes in Iraq were reported early Saturday, with one official declaring at least five members of a Iran-backed militia dead. The second attack came almost exactly 24 hours after Soleimaniâs killing.