"“Last year, I got a pilot script for a show that I really loved,” Cho said, “but it shot in Canada, and I was so scared because I'm so vocal about hating ICE and hating this administration. I was like, I will get detained at the border, and I will be put in ICE detention if I go.”"
"“I was super upset about it,” she continued, “and I said no. And it was Heated Rivalry.” (insert gay guy gasps here). To think we were almost graced with Margaret Cho and Hudson Williams as a mother-son duo in the show...I'll just add this to the long list of things Trump took from the queer community-right up there with DEI and Diet Coke."
"Around the time of the show's pre-production, Trump had just been inaugurated and promised to ramp up ICE presence across the country. It was early days, and people feared the possibility of Trump becoming a dictator, especially since he said that he would become a dictator. And clearly, Cho's instincts that ICE would get worse were correct."
"“I watched it. I hosted some rewatch parties, and I'm like, it kills me,” She said. “And it's all because of Trump.”"
A leading role on Heated Rivalry was turned down after receiving a pilot script for a show she loved. The production location in Canada raised fears about traveling amid uncertainty during Trump’s second term. She described being vocal about opposing ICE and the administration, leading to concern about being detained at the border and placed in ICE detention. She said she declined the role and later regretted the decision. She continued to watch the series, hosted rewatch parties, and expressed that the show’s outcome was affected by Trump. She remained a major fan despite not joining the cast.
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