Actor Kirk Cameron announced Wednesday that he was moving from California to Tennessee, joining a growing list of celebrities who have left the state, The Washington Examiner reported.
The former “Growing Pains” and “Left Behind” star said he had “seriously” considered leaving California over the past few years, especially since the state issued strict restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington Examiner.
Cameron, who said he asked his fans which state they would like to live in in 2021, told the magazine that California causes “so much division” and that he wants to live in a community with a “healthy spirit of freedom.” (Related: Victor Davis Hanson: How California's Paradise Became Our Purgatory)
Kirk Cameron leaves California to join Hollywood exodus https://t.co/mtyFmSEgP2
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 4, 2024
“It's clear that California has been moving in a certain direction for a long time,” the actor said.
The list of celebrities who have recently fled California includes Mark Wahlberg, Sylvester Stallone and YouTube podcaster Dave Rubin. X In 2021, he announced he was “officially leaving the dystopian nightmare of California for the free state of Florida.”
Cameron, a 53-year-old father of six, said the “biggest reason” for moving his family was that “we just didn't feel safe anymore.” Fox 11 report.
Cameron has publicly spoken out against drag queen storytimes and has garnered national attention for his efforts to promote more faith-based, age-appropriate books and library storytimes, according to the Washington Examiner.
The former “Full House” star told the Washington Examiner that he's surprised at how many Californians there are in Tennessee, and when he sees them in the grocery store, he tells them, “Don't call Tennessee Californians.”
If people are experiencing “serious economic problems and division” and “want to be surrounded by people who put God, family and country first,” Cameron recommended Tennessee, telling the Washington Examiner, “it's a really great place to live.”
