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As the Congressional Intelligence Committee investigates major and dangerous high level security leaks, House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa continues hearings on “Fast and Furious:” and and the House Judiciary Committee grills Ricky on the DOJ’s refusal to uphold voter ID laws… Big Guy was busy tending to the important presidential responsibilities: raising awareness of his need to raise money for the upcoming battle with the R-words. Here’s the group of young Hollywood gazillionaires he met with yesterday to make sure they’ve got his back. He needs them to help him get out the youth vote and to fill that quickly...

Hollywood celebrities descended into a planet-sized panic late Monday after a draft Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade leaked to Politico. The would-be decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 in the Supreme Court of the United States could “condemn women to die,” according to CBS’ Good Sam star Sophia Bush; it could push America “another big step towards fascism” shrieked director Rob Reiner, or it’s apparently plunged us all “back 50 years” said actress Mia Farrow.

Hollywood celebrities let loose a collective wail of despair after Republicans won big in Tuesday’s election, with Glenn Youngkin handily beating former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) in the race for Virginia governor. Stars including Rosie O’Donnell, Cher, Amber Tamblyn, Jeffrey Wright, Sophia Bush, Bradley Whitford, and Rosanna Arquette expressed their panic and anger at the electoral trouncing.

Hollywood activist Alyssa Milano’s effort to threaten Georgia with a boycott over an abortion bill has now gained over 100 supporters, including some of Hollywood’s top talent. [snip] Stars like Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain, Sophia Bush, Sarah Paulson, Judd Apatow, and Mandy Moore have all signed the letter. New signees include Brie Larson, Patricia Arquette, and Natalie Portman.

Abortion is a distracter for women, according to this liberal actress. Last week, actress Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill, Chicago P.D.) sat down with HuffPost Live Host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani to discuss feminism and abortion. During the interview, Modarressy-Tehrani asked Bush, “What are the biggest issues in the United States that you think need to be worked on?” in regards to women. Bush’s short answer? Not abortion. “It frightens me, seeing just how divisive things seem to be,” the 33-year-old actress began in response. “I really do feel like I’m seeing a major regression in our politics and in the way...

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The One Tree Hill star, a registered Democrat, was discussing Republican candidate Mitt Romney's lack of support for women's rights with her Twitter.com followers as she watched the televised event in Florida, but she quickly found herself under attack from Republican supporter Michelle Malkin for referring to her vagina as she talked about women's healthcare. Malkin called out Bush for her "silly" comments and, responding to another Twitter user about the actress, she posted, "(Bush) tweeted about her vagina & thinks she's a modern-day suffragist." Bush hit back and criticised Malkin for bullying and name-calling, and later tweeted: "I'm all...

Sophia Bush has declared that Chick-fil-A's anti-gay stance is an insult to god. The fast food chain sparked controversy last month when its president Dan Cathy expressed his opposition to same sex marriage. Cathy's comments have led to protests by marriage equality advocates as well as demonstrations of support by some conservative groups. Bush weighed in on the controversy over the weekend, telling E! News that Chick-fil-A's stance against gay marriage should not be tolerated. "Here's my issue - it shocks me how many people come to their defense, first of all. I'm sorry, it's 2012, if you really think...

One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush has long been involved in political issues, including touring college campuses to encourage young people to vote to making appearances in Texas in support of the 2008 Obama campaign. Apparently Bush even contemplated a career in politics herself, until coming to the conclusion she couldn’t make much of a difference.