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 racistand a "Muslim ban" by critics 'temporarily blocks travelers from entering the USfrom seven predominately Muslim countries and bans all refugees from enteringfor 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, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 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 MarchDON'T MISS:Samantha Bee gave Trump supporters a chance to gloatSeth RogenSeth Rogen used his powerful presence on social mediato spread the word of a protest in Los Angeles on Sunday and spoke about his own immigrant roots.Tweet Embed:https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/825831528550772737One of the many reasons I am opposed to the #MuslimBan is because my family immigrated to North America ('''') after fleeing wars in Russia.Tweet Embed:https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/825834717308149760One of the other reasons I oppose the #MuslimBan is that I feel it's prime effect is persecuting innocent refugees.Simon HelbergCBS'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 had "Let them in" written on her chest.Bruce SpringsteenDuring a concert in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday, Bruce Springsteen denounced the travel ban, saying it's"anti-democratic and fundamentally un-American." "America is a nation of immigrants," he also said.He then dedicated a performance of "American Land" to all immigrants.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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