Jennifer Lawrence stunned the left when she told The New York Times’ The Interview podcast that, on the Nov. 1 episode, she’s realized celebrity political pronouncements “do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for.” The Oscar winner said she’s reconsidering whether to keep piling on political commentary if it only fans the flames of division and risks turning audiences away from her work.

Good. That admission finally forces a moment of honesty in a culture that long behaved as if celebrity shaming and virtue-signaling actually moved elections. Conservatives have been saying this for years — that the elites preach to one another while real Americans vote on bread-and-butter issues — and Lawrence’s remark punctures the pretense that Hollywood can bend the electorate.

Dave Rubin didn’t let the moment pass: he shared the exchange during a Direct Message segment with Michael Malice and Alex Stein, using the clip to underline how out-of-touch the press and celebrity class can be. Rubin’s show framed Lawrence’s pullback as a rare moment of clarity from someone who’s been on the front lines of Hollywood’s political grandstanding.

Let’s be blunt: when an A-list left-leaning actor admits celebrity endorsements don’t change votes, it exposes the performative nature of so much of Hollywood’s activism. Lawrence even said she’d rather let her films and production slate reflect her convictions than keep shouting from a podium and risking her art being boycotted by half the country.

This isn’t victory-lap gloating so much as vindication for anyone who’s tired of the smug moralizing that comes from coastal elites. If Hollywood wants to be taken seriously again, it should stop lecturing the nation and start earning trust by making work that speaks to all Americans rather than weaponizing fame for partisan score-settling.

Americans care about secure borders, good schools, safe streets, and a thriving economy, not who walked a red carpet or which celebrity retweeted a talking point. Jennifer Lawrence’s moment of candor should be a wake-up call to Hollywood: do your jobs, stop trying to run the country from Manhattan and Los Angeles, and leave the real governing to people who actually answer to voters.