John Schneider got out of jail after serving five hours for a three-day sentence and called on his fellow conservatives in Hollywood to “come out of the Republican closet.”
“I do think there’s a bias against conservatives — Republicans — in Hollywood, but I think if you let that alter how you are, then I question how you are,” the 58-year-old actor told Fox News Tuesday. “If you believe it, speak it, live it.” (RELATED: TV Legend Released From Jail. The Amount Of Time He Did Will Shock You)
Actor John Schneider poses with the “General Lee” car from “The Dukes of Hazard” televison show he starred in during the “Warner Brothers Television and Warner Home Video Celebrate 50 Years of Quality TV” party at Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California, January 20, 2005. REUTERS/Lee Celano
“I supported the last president [even though] I didn’t vote for him, but I supported him because I believe that’s my duty as a United States citizen,” he added, explaining why it’s important for all U.S. citizens to support the president. “The difference here is that I did vote [for Trump] and I don’t mind people knowing that.”
The “Dukes of Hazzard” star also said the time he spent behind bars for unpaid alimony was “totally life-changing.”
“Going to jail was nothing like I ever imagined it was going to be,” the actor shared. “First of all, I was given no preferential treatment at all, except they didn’t detain me with the general population.”
“I was arrested, I was searched, I was handcuffed, I had my wallet and my phone and they took my belt and shoelaces and it was put into a plastic bag,” he added. “It was totally life-changing,” he added.