Al-Ahram Weekly | International | When stars are shot down

When Chung asked her if a war against Iraq is something "actors" should involve themselves in, Garofalo countered that actors, like other people, are actually citizens. As such, they wanted to express their position and tell thousands of other Americans who felt the same way about the war that they are "not alone".

I don't know anything about the source, but the statement above is a good response to those who belittle celebrities who speak out.