Iranian actress to boycott the Oscars over Trump visa ban
Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s biggest movie stars, is taking a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump.
The actress, who stars in the Oscar-nominated foreign language film The Salesman, said Thursday she is boycotting the awards show in response to the president's recent Iranian visa ban.
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The Salesman, an Iranian drama which Amazon Studios is distributing in the U.S., follows the struggles of a couple as they rehearse Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
Alidoosti, 33, is an outspoken self-proclaimed feminist.
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The actress is not the first to take a stand against the policy, which stops all visa applications for a month from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.
Others in the Iranian-American community -- including Washington-based nonprofit National Iranian American Council -- are calling out the government for the policy.
Topics Oscars Donald Trump
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
