Ashley Judd’s Upsetting Encounter With A Trump Fan

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When you are as outspoken about your political views as Ashley Judd, you are sure to endure a some criticism here and there, even when you’re just trying to enjoy a good game.

The actress took to Facebook  to share an uncomfortable confrontation she had by a Trump supporter at a University of Kentucky basketball game over the weekend.

She wrote:

“An older man with white hair came up to me at my seat today at a basketball game. He said ‘May I take your picture?’ I said ‘Yes.’ And before I could offer for him to be in the picture with me, 6 inches from my face, he took my picture with his phone. He said ‘I’m from Big Stone gap.’ I said, ‘I love Big Stone Gap! What a beautiful town, I loved making the movie there.’ I went on to say how good the cooking is, mentioning, of course, the pineapple upside down cake and pumpkin pie!

In my mind I was getting ready to ask him about the national parks and if he ever spends time in especially the Thomas Jefferson National Park – but something inside of me was already clenching and I concluded by simply saying ‘I like Big Stone Gap.’

He said to me with open hostility as he was backing away, ‘We like Trump.’”

It was at this point that Ashley realized the man was angry, and wasn’t looking for pleasant chitchat. She added:

“Of course, it’s very clear now that as I was being friendly and talking, his affect was angry. And it’s also clear that his entire approach to me and aggressive sticking his phone 6 inches in front of my face to take my picture was a part of his plan to treat me with rudeness, aggression, and disrespect.”

The encounter impacted Ashley greatly. She wrote:

“I feel very sad that this happened, and frankly scared. We absolutely need apolitical spaces in this country where we come together for something that is beyond who voted for whom and the platforms, beliefs, and agendas of respective candidates.” She added, “I also feel both for myself and everyone else who has both participated in and is on the receiving end of a hostile act like this which seeks to intimidate. It’s not nice. I’m so sorry that our public spaces can be like this. “

Ashely ended the post by asking others to share similar experiences they have had, and people had a lot to say. Check it out in it’s entirety below: