Cheryl Hines slams Hollywood’s ‘inclusion’ hypocrisy over marriage to RFK Jr.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Cheryl Hines is calling out what she sees as hypocrisy in Hollywood. 

The 60-year-old actress says she's faced backlash from her entertainment industry colleagues over her marriage to Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who is serving as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's second administration. 

During a recent interview with the Times of London, Hines candidly shared her thoughts on what she sees as Hollywood’s double standards. 

"I have compassion for those actors and entertainers who really want people to know where they stand morally, I suppose," Hines said. "[But] I’ve never been one of them. I’ve been a person who has not been politically inclined. But it is eye-opening to see people really wanting to tell you how much their morals do not line up with, say, the present administration, because they don’t like hate or judgment."

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She continued, "But then that’s exactly what they inflict on other people: ‘We’re inclusive. We like everybody regardless. Except her. She’s married to this guy and I don’t like that guy.’"

Kennedy has drawn criticism for his long history of controversial views on vaccines and public health policies. The former environmental lawyer's detractors have also denounced him for breaking with the Democratic party and aligning with Trump. 

Hines has been married to Kennedy since 2014. Before they tied the knot, she was married to producer Paul Young, with whom she shares one daughter, Catherine, born in 2004.

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The Emmy nominee has previously said that some of her friends in Hollywood no longer speak to her, including her "Curb Your Enthusiasm" co-star Larry David, who introduced her to Kennedy. 

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When asked if David or any of her other estranged friends reached out to her during her recent tour for her new memoir, "Unscripted," Hines told the Times, "No, but in all fairness, I haven’t reached out to them." 

"On one hand it sounds like a big deal to people, and on another, it’s not," she continued. "It’s a moment in time. If I saw Larry I would be happy to see him. I don’t know what the conversation would be like, but I think it would be perfectly fine."

Hines also expressed her support for Sydney Sweeney's choice not to comment on the controversy around her American Eagle "Great Jeans" ad campaign.

"She hasn’t felt the need to come out and say, ‘You’ve got it wrong. I believe this. I vote this way.’ It’s nobody’s business. She’s there to entertain people," Hines said.

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During an appearance last month on the "The Katie Miller Podcast," Hines reflected on losing friends over her marriage.

"I have had some friends who are so emotional about politics that even me being married to Bobby is too much for them," she said. "It’s too much emotionally to even have a friendship with me. They can’t be relaxed around me."

After she was asked whether her husband’s politics had led to her losing roles, Hines responded, "Probably," but added that some people in Hollywood have continued to support her.

"There are people that feel like they can’t separate the fact that I’m married to Bobby," Hines said. "And there are also people in the entertainment industry coming up to me saying, ‘I really want to work with you.’ It’s a double-edged sword."

Trump administration eyes sweeping federal power over AI, draft order shows

The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping executive order that would direct the Justice Department to sue states that enact their own laws regulating artificial intelligence, according to a draft reviewed by Fox News Digital.

The six-page document, titled, "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy," is marked "Deliberative / Predecisional / Draft," a label the government uses for internal working documents that have not been approved or made official.

Such markings indicate the text is part of policy discussions still underway and is exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act until a final decision is made.

The draft order reviewed by Fox News Digital details a broad, multiagency plan to centralize AI regulation under federal authority and anchor Washington’s control over the fast-moving technology sector.

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The Washington Post first reported the administration’s intent to direct the DOJ to sue states over AI laws.

A White House official, speaking on background, said any discussion of potential executive orders is speculative until one is officially announced.

During his second term, President Donald Trump has placed energy and AI dominance at the core of his economic and national security agenda.

If enacted, it would mark one of the strongest federal efforts yet to override state authority on technology regulation, potentially testing the limits of presidential power.

The order directs the Justice Department to create an AI Litigation Task Force within 30 days to challenge states that pass their own AI rules. It also directs the Commerce Department to review state AI laws within 90 days and allows the agency to withhold federal broadband and infrastructure funds from states that don’t comply.

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It calls on the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission to set nationwide rules for AI transparency, blocking states from enforcing their own, potentially stricter, versions.

The draft goes beyond what has been publicly reported, explicitly naming California and Colorado as examples of states whose "fear-based" AI regulations obstruct "America's domination of this new frontier."

It asserts that such state measures undermine U.S. dominance in AI. The Special Advisor for AI and Crypto is directed to develop legislative proposals to make the federal framework permanent. 

The executive order follows a failed effort in Congress earlier this year to block all state AI regulation through a broader tax and immigration bill. That proposal collapsed after pushback from Senate Republicans who said oversight was needed to protect consumers and workers.

Concerns about AI’s impact on jobs, children and the energy grid have become central political issues across party lines. Meanwhile, Republicans have championed state sovereignty, making the proposal’s endorsement of federal authority a noteworthy departure.

The Trump administration has recently taken similar legal action against several states, including California, New York and Vermont, over climate and policing laws that the White House argues violate federal prerogatives.

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