Brett Gelman Slams Bookstores for Canceling Appearances After His Israel Support

Brett Gelman is opening up concerning the current backlash he is confronted for vocally supporting Israel amid its battle with Hamas in Gaza … and he thinks it is BS that his gigs are getting nixed.

The “Stranger Things” star joined us Monday on “TMZ Live,” the place he slammed bookstores for canceling his upcoming appearances over the continuing controversy within the Center East.

Brett — who not too long ago launched his ebook, ‘The Terrifying Realm of the Potential’ — confirmed that three totally different bookstores canceled his promotional appearances amid alleged safety issues.

Nonetheless, because the actor informed us, he provided to offer safety for the occasions himself — as he would by no means anticipate a small enterprise to tackle that duty. As Brett famous, the areas nonetheless refused to host him.

Brett defended that his help of Israel doesn’t imply that he’s pro-war or that he’s unempathetic to the harmless Palestinians caught within the crossfire of the battle. He did reiterate that he believes Israel had the best to defend itself after the October 7 attack.

On whether or not he thought-about placing a pause on his ebook tour, Brett stated that it was by no means mentioned … however he in all probability nonetheless would’ve moved ahead with the plan. He referred to as the bookstores’ selections an intimidation tactic.