The Highwire with Del Bigtree - THE ACTRESS TAKING ON CANCEL CULTURE

Episode Date: April 18, 2022

Disney actress, Leigh-Allyn Baker, talks about the painful realities she has faced since speaking out against vaccine and mask mandates, including the sudden uncertainty in her Hollywood career and even death threats against her family.#LeighAllynBaker #DefeatTheMandatesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.

I'm getting really super excited for the defeat the mandates rally. It's happening in Los Angeles coming up this Sunday. Behind the scenes, you just can't imagine what it takes to put on something like this. Nonprofits involved in medical freedom all across the country working hand in hand tirelessly. You know, there were moments where even the permit itself was hanging in the balance, all sorts of James Bond moments, sending people into the top level meetings, trying to get someone to help us get approval. But as it's turned out, we're permitted.

This thing is happening. Beautiful people I know are making their plans to travel with their families. Going to have stuff for the kids there. We know it's going to be a long day, but it's going to be fun, beautiful weather predicted. I mean, this is just, it's just stacking up to be something fantastic. We've all been burning the midnight oil trying to help each other out and make it everything can be. And so it's almost here. And so we're going to be talking about a little bit of that today.

especially, you know, all of those involved many great speakers from all walks of life in that discussion. But when we think about this rally and why I think it's so important, you know, there's been moments. And we're reflecting all week on sort of those sea change moments that have happened in this movement. That really sort of defined moments where we shifted into a whole different place. And I think this is going to be one of those moments. And Washington, D.C., which was the first defeat the mandates rally that took place just a few months ago. When we were there, I've talked about it, just this amazing turnout. And really, what shifted was the media around it.

All of a sudden, we were no longer this fringe group. They finally was, it was almost like the news actually was believing its own hype, that they were right. The vaccine was great. Well, it wasn't so great. Well, it's not that good. It's good enough. Oh, well, a couple boosters. We watched the descending narrative on that crappy product that they all support.

But it was standing there and seeing all those people. The media finally was saying, this isn't a fringe group, folks. We have underestimated what's taking place here. This is a movement. And shortly after that, polls started showing drops in confidence in the government, drops in confidence in the Biden administration, the Democratic Party, and I'm not going to make this political. It shouldn't be political.

This is about all of our freedom. But all of a sudden, the White House started releasing its grip on us, realizing that they had to make a shift. You know, when we think about Hollywood, though, this is the propaganda machine of the world. I mean, we just celebrated the Academy Awards. I didn't watch a single inch of it. Not even the slap, so I'm not going to talk about it.

But the point being that, you know, Hollywood is what has been puking out this disgusting narrative in all of their television shows, in the news, in the media, and in being a part of Hollywood, you know how many people, you know, are in there that are, you know, sharing ideas. They eat good food. They're not vaccinating their kids or at least they're living healthy lives that haven't been allowed to speak.

And so when I saw the headlines that were starting to pop out around, you know, Disney and here's some of them. Netflix to require COVID vaccinations for actors and other Zone A personnel on its U.S. production. Zone A, just so you know, is all the people like on set, like that are interacting with each other. everyone's going to have to be vaccinated whether you like it or not. Now it's going to booster shots. They all have to have booster shots. They're all having to wear masks in the L.A. sun all last summer if they wanted to work.

I think we had another one here, Disney to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all U.S. staffers. It was just mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations can be required on set for film and TV productions. And so imagine, you know, you're holding this. We've all have different walks of life and different jobs that have been forcing this on us. But this is where our media is coming from, which is why it's so important that this rally is taking place, I say, in the belly of the belly of the propaganda machine known as Hollywood. I know there's a lot of people in there that are afraid to speak. We've been reaching out to many of them. We've got some great people lining up to talk, but you wouldn't, it's just amazing how terrified actors and directors and people in Hollywood are to even broach this subject, even on a phone.

It's like they feel like the phone's being tapped. And so I wanted to get to the bottom of that and have an understanding for it. One of our great friends, Lee Allen Baker, has an amazing career going. So this is what your career looks like in front of the cameras when there's no COVID around. Then good luck, Charlie, you are hilarious. Did they let you ad-lib a little bit? Did they let you be yourself? Yeah, no, I ad-lib a lot.

The camera's rolling. They can't stop my freedom, right? What are they going to do? What is it like being a mom in real life and then having your own family and coming here and having another family? Well, it's great because whenever I'm sick of one family, I can just go to the next. I think that I'm a lot of fun at home. My kid thinks I'm the bomb digotty. Things don't go smoothly for the Duncans when it comes to delivering babies. Let's just say that. Baby's coming.

We got to get mom to the hospital. Come on, honey. Get in the car. I just finished executive producing and starring in a movie for Disney Channel, which is released this Friday the 13. crashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh or the feels we go. Laughing all the way. I remember watching one episode where you were like, you were somehow in like a breakdown scene, Buster Move situation. And I was like, yes, you go.

I often find myself in those situations. What would be next on your list of dreams of things to cheat? Well, I think my biggest dream is doing all of that. doing all of that while having a family and two kids and a happy relationship with my husband. And so to me, I don't feel the need to push the envelope. I'm happy executive producing and acting and being a mom. Yeah, and happy as long as you keep your mouth shut and keep doing what you're told and stay off of the topics that matter. Of course, Lee Allen Baker got herself in a lot of trouble speaking the truth.

And this is her at a couple of school board meetings. I was canceled last July already for telling Joe Biden that masks aren't law, but they're an overreaching suggestion. Former Disney Channel star Lee Allen Baker was among the individuals who gathered to criticize the mask mandate at a school district in Franklin, Tennessee. Actress Lee Allen Baker was among a group of anti-maskers who protested a Franklin Tennessee school district's decision to reinstate a mask mandate for local elementary grade students. Dramatic video of a school board meeting on mask mandates descending in the state. to chaos. We're now learning that one anti-masker at the meeting in Tennessee is a former Disney star. My name is Lee Allen Baker and I'm a California refugee. I gave up everything there, a really successful Hollywood career, television shows, gave it all up for freedom. Her

anti-masker stance raised the roof. There are these books that I have and I have them as a gift for you, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist papers, and also the Bible. And these guarantee my freedom and yours and our children's to breathe oxygen. Amen to that. Some good reading there. Everyone in Hollywood should be mandated. I'm joined now by Lee Allen Baker.

First of all, thank you for joining us and taking time to hang out with us today. So good to see you, Dow. So Hollywood, tell me about it. You've been in there quite a while. I mean, it's a great gig. It's a great place, good people. But as soon as this sort of oppression came down, you know, what happened to the vibe of Hollywood? Well, you know, Hollywood and Disney in particular is the place where dreams come true until your kids almost die of a vaccine injury.

And then you're cut off. You know, it's so interesting to me because you, you know, I against my better judgment, did my part. I vaccinated my children. It not only didn't work out for us, it was detrimental for us. And I actually thought I would be met with compassion. But I was not. I had been painted as a murderer, an anti-masker, an anti-vaxxer, a domestic terrorist. I mean, it's ridiculous at this point.

Yeah. I don't even know what to say. Obviously, the phone calls stop. You know, I did text the head of Disney Channel who I really, love and I've worked with for years and said, you know, I understand that this means we will never be working together again, but I just wanted you to hear my stance and the response was, we wish you the best. Yeah. That was kind of what I got from some of the people as I've reached back to the doctors was, you know, great work, you're doing your thing. We're not happy with it. Good luck with all

that. I mean, and that's how it goes. So for these actors, and I've talked a lot of them, I have a lot of friends in Hollywood that many of them totally on our side, but will not at all step in front of a camera, will not talk about it. And it's understandable, right? You're immediately, they just jump all over you to try and scare everybody else. But what is it that keeps actors and directors from using that talent, that ability to tell the truth? What keeps them from doing it? So they're afraid that they're going to lose everything. One of the big problems that hurts people, and this is what hurt my feelings the most, was

when I said masks aren't law, I was labeled as a racist who think black lives don't matter. So anyone who knows me and knows my heart knows that that's the most ridiculous statement. I was also labeled as transphobic and a gay basher. I mean, I had death threats on me and my children. So I think people are so afraid that cultural revolution. I mean, it is a strategic tactic to instill hate and, you know, cause wars and cause division and strife. And so I think that they have just such great fear of that.

And they're afraid of losing their jobs and their livelihood. And I get it. But I'm more afraid of losing my children. I'm more afraid of them killing my kids and killing me with these mandates. So, you know, you have to weigh what is most important. And those beautiful faces right there. Like that is what is most important to me. Like when they say to me, you will have to get the shot.

When I say it's a hard no, I mean like I'll pitch a tent in the woods and live. Like if they say you can't get a driver's license, I start looking at my neighbor's horses thinking, hey, we could go places. Yeah, fantastic. Well, and that's what it's all about. I think that's why we're all here. And, you know, it's true. I mean, in some ways we can get frustrated with those in Hollywood. But because you're so visible, there's a lot of people.

that speak out, maybe they mess up a relationship between them and someone in their family. But when an actor or somebody famous speaks out and speaks the truth, all of media descends upon them, all the crazy people out there now all over your, you know, social media platforms, and then beyond just losing your job, the things that are said about you, threats to your family, your kids have to see it. So it really is. I think it just adds to, you know, like here's one of the tweets, hey, babe, just want to let you know that, well, how do I say this, you dumb, blank, anti-vax dumb bomb go, you get the whole idea. I'm not even going any further into that. Those are the types of things that you have to put up with. But you have stepped out. And you did speak the truth.

How did that feel at that school board meeting? Because there's a power to the fact that you're recognizable. There's a lot of great voices I'm sure that that were there that day. But when you spoke, it has impact. What did that feel like? Well, it was really shocking to me, Del, because I've spoken at four school board meetings in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Unified School District and no one cared and it wasn't, a peep wasn't heard anywhere. That's because I feel like California, they feel like they're winning the game in California. But Williamson County, this is a hotbed for them wanting to take it over. And when I stood up and spoke, you know, I didn't even have makeup on that day. Like I had no idea this thing was going to be filmed and certainly didn't think it was going to go viral. He was a last minute clutched decision for me to go to this. My kids don't even go to that school. I homeschool. So. It just goes to show you that there's a real fight for Middle America, because Middle America is not playing this game. So I think there's going to be tens of thousands of people this Sunday. You're putting together a statement for the group that's out there. How important is it?

What do you think effect this could have on Hollywood and Los Angeles and politics? Just in your mind, as you think about when we watch television, we see tens of thousands of people taking a Sunday afternoon to stand together for freedom. Does it make a difference? Well, I mean, we're all going to be on the domestic terrorist list, so just prepare yourself for that. You know, there's nothing terrorizing about me, and there's really not much domestic about me. You can ask my husband. But I do think that it will make people come together and question. I mean, just, it's been so taboo to even ask questions about this medical product.

Why is this the only medical product on the planet that definitely has a side effect of death? effective death it's proven and it even they admit it that's why there's no liability for it you know why are we not allowed to ask questions for it i think that when people come together it's going to just hopefully emboldened more people i mean this is the hill if actors and actresses are sitting around thinking that oh eventually i'll come out this is it like this is your chance this is the hill it's time to step up i agree because if not then it's over for you it's over for your kids verge of absolutely sinking. It's why we're all rushing there, never leave a state behind. We can't let California fall. Ten horrific bills. Some of them are already being put on hold.

We're having some effect. So psyched that you're part of defeat the mandates, but this hasn't really even been an end to your career. You have a great movie coming up, which we're really excited about. Just tell me about that so that we can at least give you a plug for being brave, Beyond just being a great actress, funny, putting out great material. Now you are a freedom fighter and still putting up movies. So tell me about family camp. So this movie, I had gotten this movie before COVID was introduced and before it was pushed upon us.

And so I was always going to be going to do this movie. They had shut it down. And then Oklahoma happened to be the first date to open. Now they tried to stop me from doing this movie. Screen Actors Guild sent out a blast to every single person in the union. saying that they were not going to make this a sag signatory. They were refusing to return their phone calls, refusing to fill out paperwork,

just basically making it impossible to make it a SAG film. So I said, no problem. I'll go FICOR. So actors, there's this thing that you can do called going FICOR to where you can do both union and non-union films. And this film was so good with such reputable companies that I knew I was going to do this movie

and they were not going to stop me. Fantastic. Fantastic. Family-friendly. faith-based movie that is full of laughter. It's the first Christian comedy ever. And what I love about it is that it sets the table for everybody to enjoy this movie, whether you're a Christian or not.

All right. Well, we're looking forward to coming out in May. Everybody, make sure you that we support those that are out there telling the truth and keeping their career together. Lee Allen Baker, you're fantastic. You're a hero. And I want to thank you so much for joining us with the defeat the mandates and joining us today. We'll talk to you soon.

Thanks, Dale. All right. Take care. All right, well, it's Defeat the Mandates. I'm going to keep hitting it. If you have any questions about where it is or, you know, how do I get there? How long is it going to be? What's happening?

Just go to Defeat the Mandatesus.com. Please share this with everyone you know. Definitely just repeat that website because a lot of people get confused. The information is there. Defeat the mandatesus.com. Let everyone you know this is going to be the event of the century. So many people coming together to make this happen. So we're really excited.