12h 20min, oct 30, 2020 y - DAILY MAIL Trump administration BANS 264 celebs from appearing in $250million coronovirus awareness ad campaign because stars such as Johnny Depp have criticized the president

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Trump administration BANS 264 celebs from appearing in $250million coronovirus awareness ad campaign and approves just ten because stars such as J-Lo, Johnny Depp, Billie Eilish and Christina Aguilera have criticized the president

By BRIAN GALLAGHER

* The Trump administration had approved a $250 million ad campaign just weeks before the upcoming election
* Advertising contract was awarded just weeks before the election, designed to, 'defeat despair and inspire hope'
* Campaign put together a list of 274 celebrities to possibly include
* Only 10 were approved, with the rest dropped either for supporting Obama, being critical of Trump or supporting gay rights and/or same-sex marriage
* Eilish, 18, was taken out of consideration for her comments at the DNC where she was quoted as saying Trump is, 'destroying our country'
* Other celebs dropped include Jennifer Lopez, for her comments about Trump's immigration policies during her Super Bowl performance
* Judd Apatow was removed from consideration because he, 'believes Trump does not have the intellectual capacity to run as president'
* Christina Aguilera was dropped because she, 'is an Obama-supporting Democrat and a gay rights supporting liberal' and Johnny Depp 'appears to be aligned with the liberal left'
* Ten approved include actor Dennis Quaid, gospel singer CeCe Winans, singers Marc Anthony, Billy Ray Cyrus, Garth Brooks and Enrique Iglesias

The Trump administration had approved a $250 million ad campaign just weeks before the upcoming election, targeting hundreds of celebrities to be involved though almost all were dropped, including Billie Eilish.

The $250 million advertising contract was awarded just weeks before the election, designed to, 'defeat despair and inspire hope,' amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the campaign putting together a list of 274 celebrities to possibly be included, according to The Washington Post.

Of the 274 celebrities on the list, only 10 were approved, with the rest dropped either for supporting President Barack Ob

Justin Timberlake was dropped for, 'publicly endorsed Obama and supports gay marriage,' while actor Johnny Depp 'appears to be aligned with the liberal left' and actor Jack Black is 'known to be a classic Hollywood liberal.'

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