actress and producer Eva Longoria Responding to speculation surrounding her decision to leave the United States, she clarified that she move Not for political reasons or her dissatisfaction with the former President Donald Trump.
Instead, the Golden Globe nominee explained that she moved to Europe primarily because of her professional commitments.
According to Deadline , Longoria addressed rumors in a recent interview that she was leaving the country due to Trump’s election.
She explained, “Please let them know that I didn’t leave the United States because of Trump? … I have been in Europe for almost three years.”
The Desperate Housewives star spends most of her time between Spain and Mexico City, places she calls home as she works on various international projects.
Longoria emphasized that her career, not the political environment, prompted her to make the move.
“I left because my job took me there,” she explains, referring to her role in the Spanish-filmed Apple TV+ series “A Place for Women,” as well as her upcoming CNN series “I Val Longoria: In Search of Spain. “That’s why I’m in Europe. I didn’t leave because of the political environment,” she added.
The actress also took the opportunity to express her disappointment at the way her comments were taken out of context.
In an earlier interview, Longoria discussed her frustration that everything she said seemed to be twisted to be divisive.
“It makes me sad that people are just grabbing on to some headline-grabbing stuff to be divisive, when we can’t be that tight right now and everything you’re saying is just to be divisive,” Longoria said to Deadline.
In the same conversation, Longoria discussed her thoughts on leaving the United States during a tumultuous time. political climate.
“Being away from the non-stop 24-hour news cycle definitely puts you in a bubble of sorts,” she notes, explaining that living outside the United States has given her a break from the constant media onslaught of recent years.
Longoria’s comments come after she spoke candidly about the impact of the American political landscape on her show.
Looking back on 2020 presidential election“I’m honored. I can escape and go somewhere. Most Americans are not that lucky,” Longoria said during the Trump vs. Kamala Harris race, according to Deadline.
She expressed concern for those who remain in the United States, adding, “They will be trapped in this dystopian country, and I feel anxious and sad for them.”
Longoria acknowledged the challenges of living in California, but talked about the changes she’s observed in the state before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’ve spent my whole adult life here. But even before (the pandemic), things were changing. The vibe was different. Then COVID happened and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it was homelessness Neither restitution nor taxes were what I wanted — wanting to shit in California — it felt like that chapter of my life was now over,” she explained to Deadline.
Despite her candidness, Longoria emphasized that her decision was not about abandoning her country, but rather a personal choice related to her evolving career.
