Celebrities react to Trump's 'un-American' immigration ban with outrage by Jethro Nededog on Jan 30, 2017, 11:42 AM Advertisement
 Hollywood's stars joined tens of thousands of protestors over the weekend in speaking out about President Donald Trump's immigration ban. As protests were held at airports and major US landmarks all over the country, Hollywood was throwing two of its biggest awards events of the year: the Sundance Film Festival awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Many celebrities used those platforms and the protests to voice their opposition to Trump's ban. The immigration ban — which is being challenged as unconstitutional and called racist and a "Muslim ban" by critics – temporarily blocks travelers from entering the US from seven predominately Muslim countries and bans all refugees from entering for the next 120 days. The impact on Hollywood was immediately felt when Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film "The Salesman" is nominated for a best foreign film Oscar, said the ban would stop him from being able to attend the awards ceremony on February 26. While some entertainment stars certainly support Trump and his executive order, the vocal majority has made its objections to his presidency clear. Over the weekend, Seth Rogen, Taraji P. Henson, Ashton Kutcher, and Sarah Paulson, among many other stars, expressed their disapproval of the immigration ban. Here's what they had to say: SEE ALSO: Trump calls Madonna 'disgusting' for her profane comments at the Women's March DON'T MISS: Samantha Bee gave Trump supporters a chance to gloat Seth Rogen  Seth Rogen used his powerful presence on social media to spread the word of a protest in Los Angeles on Sunday and spoke about his own immigrant roots.
Simon Helberg  CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" star Simon Helberg and his wife, Jocelyn Towne, didn't have to speak any words. On the SAG Awards red carpet, he held a sign reading, "Refugees welcome," while she wrote "Let them in" on her chest.
Taraji P. Henson  “This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside, and we come together as a human race,” Henson said while accepting the cast award for "Hidden Figures" at Sunday's SAG Awards. “We win. Love wins every time ... They are hidden figures no more!”
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