Growing Number of Hollywood Actors Call for End to COVID Mandates

'That’s not a free country'

Woody Harrelson speaks on stage during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 13th Annual Governors Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2022. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

A growing number of actors and celebrities have called for an end to COVID-19-related mandates, with “Cheers” star Woody Harrelson saying that the United States is “not a free country” because of such measures.

During a recent New York Times interview, Harrelson was asked what he thinks is “absurd about the COVID protocols.” He replied, “The fact that they’re still going on.”