Johnston… previously pleaded guilty to a felony count of interfering with law enforcement during civil disorder in July 2024.

The 56-year-old actor was initially arrested in June 2023 after the FBI tweeted a photo requesting information about his identity. He is alleged to have led a group to the “front line of rioters confronting the police who were defending the entrance” to the Capitol, helping to launch an assault against a group of officers.

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            You might see who’s making all those movies. Because it’s not Hollywood, other than the Reagan film, which he had a small part in and which also was a box-office bomb.

            He makes right-wing Christian movies because those are the only roles he gets.

            When he was Hercules, he was one of the biggest stars on TV.

            But hey, he has an 8-episode sitcom on Twitter which I’m sure is hilarious and also a big success, like all TV shows on Twitter. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12825094/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cred_c_2

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              I don’t really watch Christian movies.

              The last thing I saw him in was that home alone, but with a dog instead of a kid. “Alone for Christmas”. I can’t really recommend that, either.

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                Yeah, nobody does. That’s why citing them as Sorbo “getting a lot of roles” is a fucking joke.

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                “Hollywood” in this context refers to the American film industry, not necessarily the location. Major studios, national distribution, etc.

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                I surely know that you don’t have to live in California if you’re a movie star and get cast in legitimate movies anymore.

                A large number of them aren’t even shot in California anymore.

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                    First of all, production companies are literally shooting in Georgia all the time. I have a friend who works in production in Atlanta.

                    Secondly, if they wanted Kevin Sorbo in movies, he could live wherever he wanted. He didn’t abandon Hollywood, Hollywood abandoned him. Because he’s a lunatic with an ego the size of Mount Olympus.

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        According to my Facebook feed, every shitty right-wing actor you can think of is being offered $1B to start their own anti-woke streaming network.

        God, I need to just add that site to my AdGuard list.

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          I must not be shitty or right wing enough I have two credits to my name (one is as a forearm so you know I made it big) cause this is the first one heard. I could use a billion bucks

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      I think Bob’s burgers was kind enough to throw some work his way, he’s been in a few episodes since the charges were laid.

      Whether they’ll do so when he gets out, or whether the class based stigma of the conviction will prevent them, is another question.

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        As far as I know, Eric Bauza has voiced the character since the charges were brought to light.

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          Jimmy isn’t a main character, most people probably never noticed he was replaced, I know I didn’t.

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          That’s what I’m calling all prison convictions. Because there’s a stigma there. It’s part of why prison labour can be so easily exploited. Because it’s a class based stigma.

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            Someone charged with a cannabis position isn’t the same as someone charged with trying to overthrow an election.

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        AIUI those were already partially in the can when he was still charged and they stuck by the “Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law” especially since he is voicing the role and not appearing as a face actor. I don’t expect that to be continued and I would expect a death or recasting soon.