‘Sopranos’ Star Michael Imperioli ‘Forbids Homophobes And Bigots’ From Watching His Work Following Supreme Court Ruling

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Michael Imperioli is taking a stance against the recent Supreme Court ruling in the United States earlier this week. “The Sopranos” star joins a chorus of Hollywood actors denouncing the Supreme Court, slamming their recent decision supporting a Christian web designer’s right to discriminate against same-sex marriages based on religious grounds.

Imperioli, 57, shared a screenshot of a news story with the headline “Supreme Court protects web designer who won’t do gay wedding websites” to his Instagram on Saturday morning. READ MORE: ‘Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Was Paid $3 Million To Turn Down ‘The Office’ Role Following Steve Carell’s Departure In the caption, the actor cemented his views, writing: “I’ve decided to forbid bigots and homophobes from watching ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘Goodfellas’ or any movie or TV show I’ve been in.” “Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with and am opposed to.

USA! USA!” While engaging with some feedback to his post in the comment section, Imperioli doubled down on his sentiment: “Hate and ignorance is not a legitimate point of view” and concluded that “America is becoming dumber by the minute.” READ MORE: Jennifer Coolidge Reveals How ‘Self-Hate’ Almost Cost Her ‘White Lotus’ Role The Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to LGBTQ protections with a 6-3 majority decision on Friday.

The case involved a web designer, Lorie Smith, who refused to create wedding websites for same-sex couples based on her religious beliefs.