Reba Sounds Off: Fans Don't
Pay to Hear My Political Opinions
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Country music superstar Reba McEntire is the latest artist to
endorse the idea that entertainers should not preach their
political opinions to their fans.
The View co-host Joy Behar broached the topic with McEntire
The View co-host Joy Behar broached the topic with McEntire
Wednesday by referencing rapper Drake’s recent F-bomb
laced anti-Donald Trump rant. “F*ck that man!” Drake told a
sold-out crowd in England after a lengthy screed about
Trump dividing Americans.
Behar asked McEntire, “If you ever went on a political rant
Behar asked McEntire, “If you ever went on a political rant
in the middle of your act, what would happen?”
“My fans would be shocked,” the two-time Grammy-winner
“My fans would be shocked,” the two-time Grammy-winner
said. “I take it this way: they have paid their hard-earned
money to come in there and fill a seat — parking, getting
something at the concession stand, go and eat before
the concert — I am there to entertain them, to take their
worries away from them, so when they walk out, they can
kind of have a little lift in their step and go, ‘Aw, that was
such a great break from all the problems I have to deal
with during daily life.’ So I’m not going to give them my
political views.”
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