Jesse Eisenberg makes it clear that he will not let politics dictate where he lives.
“I’m a very happy American,” the 42-year-old actor and director told this year’s crowd 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festivalwhich took place in the Czech Republic, where he received the President’s Award after being asked if he had a “responsibility” to remain in New York City amid the President Donald Trump‘s second term.
“I have a nice life,” he continued. “My wife is a teacher and teaches many students who are not as fortunate as we are. I think we feel more of a responsibility to stay in New York and help those struggling through a more difficult time in American history.”
He added: “No, I’m not going because I don’t like America’s politics. That seems a bit silly to me because my life is very good.”
Eisenberg made headlines in 2024 when he applied for dual American-Polish citizenship as part of a disputed presidential election between then-President Joe Biden and Trump, who ultimately won both the popular and electoral votes.
“I applied for Polish citizenship about nine months ago. Apparently all the documents have already been submitted and I’m waiting for the final signature,” Eisenberg told local media Glos Wielkopolski at the time. “My family comes from Krasnystaw in the southeast of Polan. My wife’s family comes from Lódź. We wanted to build a closer bond with Poland and I would like to work here more.”
According to the director he is married to Anna StroutHis experience directing and starring in his award-winning 2024 film A Real Pain contributed to his desire to apply for dual citizenship, stating that he wanted to essentially “repeat” the transformation process when working on future projects.
“I feel connected to Poland,” he added at the time. “Growing up, I heard stories about Polish relations with my Jewish family, and all of those stories were wonderful. We were best friends with Poles.”
While Eisenberg has no plans to leave the United States due to the contentious political climate in the country, numerous celebrities have decided to move across the pond after Trump’s second term as president.
Mark Hamill considered an international move after the 2024 presidential election. “I still believe there are more honest and decent people than the MAGA people,” the 73-year-old Star Wars star said in an interview with The Times published on Saturday, August 16, referring to the political movement popularized by current President Donald Trump. Hamill, (…)
“We got here the day before the election and woke up to our friends giving us lots of tests with crying emojis and I thought, ‘He got in’.” Ellen DeGeneres said the English broadcaster Richard Bacon about her decision to move to the UK with her wife, Portia de Rossiin 2024. “And we say, ‘We’re staying here.'”
Rosie O’Donnellwho also moved abroad in the middle of Trump’s election victory, tells exclusively Us weekly She was surprised by her former talk show host’s decision to leave the US for political reasons.
“I’ve never seen Ellen say anything political in her life, so I was surprised to read that she left because of President Trump. That actually shocked me,” O’Donnell said Us. “I’ve been a political person all my life, not better or worse, it’s just a different way of being in the world. I made the reason for my departure very clear and I don’t think it was a surprise to anyone.”
She continued at the time: “We don’t really live in each other’s worlds and it was kind of awkward, but you know what? I wish her all the best. I wish her peace and love in her life and to be well.”
