Megyn Kelly slams ‘know-nothing Hollywood starlet’ Natalie Portman, Jimmy Kimmel over ICE reactions

WASHINGTON, DC: Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly sharply criticized Hollywood figures Natalie Portman and Jimmy Kimmel this week for their emotional public responses to federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, branding their reaction to the shooting death of a protester as misguided and “performative” during a heated podcast monologue.

The television host screamed into her microphone as she accused both Portman and Kimmel of “acting” as they cried over the recent killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Megyn Kelly accuses Natalie Portman of lacking perspective

On January 24, the 'Black Swan' actress criticized President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting.

“I’m getting emotional because it’s really been, it’s such a horrible day. It’s been a horrible week,” Portman, who appeared to tear up, said during an interview. “It’s very joyful to be at a film festival and in a creative community celebrating film together, but what is happening in our country is just obscene,” she said.

“What Trump, Kristi Noem, and ICE are doing to our citizens and undocumented people is outrageous and needs to end.” 

Kelly disputed Portman’s emotional response and the way left-leaning commentators portrayed the incident.

“After we learned about the death of Alex Pretti on Saturday, she managed to gin up some tears, she’s an actress, so yeah, over this guy, because he was just like this poor innocent guy, and the left [are] not even loving the term ‘protester’ for him. It’s like they’re basically calling him like a good Samaritan, just directing traffic – he was interfering with the federal law enforcement operation,” she added.

Escalating her criticism, Kelly contrasted Portman’s emotional response with other tragedies and accused the actor of lacking real-world perspective on the law enforcement operation.

“We don’t give a s*it what Natalie Portman thinks or doesn’t think about this. I’m just showing you her fake f*cking tears. Where were her tears for Laken Riley? I don’t remember her tearful video over Jocelyn Nungaray down in Texas. Did you cry for her?” the podcast host questioned.

"Tell it to Jocelyn's mother as you cry while these guys are trying to deport molesters of children, you f*cking idiot know-nothing Hollywood starlet... It's infuriating to watch them," she yelled.

Her criticism extended to Portman’s wealth and perceived disconnect from real-world consequences: “You rich b**ch who’s protected by guards and fences and multi-million dollar estate.”

Megyn Kelly asks Jimmy Kimmel to save his ‘fake tears’

Kelly, however, did not stop there. She quickly turned her attention to Jimmy Kimmel, arguing that the late-night host’s emotional display during an episode was equally performative.

“Let’s look at Jimmy Kimmel, every single word I just said about Portman applies to this loser… He cried. Where were his tears for Lizbeth Medina?” she said.

“Jimmy, why don’t we care about her?! Why do we only care about illegals who are getting arrested by ICE and border patrol and the agitators who try to keep them there... Save your acting for someone who cares. Save your fake tears, which, in Jimmy Kimmel’s case, are always about himself.”

Kelly accused both Kimmel and Natalie Portman of using their public platforms to center their own emotions rather than what she described as real tragedies.