In new book, celebs lay out their anti-Trump activism

An author, progressive activist and former music executive predicts that anti-Trump celebrities aren’t going away any time soon and will extend their advocacy well beyond 2024.

“I think that people, once they cross the bridge to decide they want to be part of the conversation, usually stay in it,” Danny Goldberg says.

The former personal manager for artists including Nirvana and Bonnie Raitt interviewed some of the most well-known performers who raised their voices against the former president — including Bruce Springsteen, John Legend and Rosanne Cash, among others — for his recently released book, “Bloody Crossroads 2020: Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump.”

The book homes in on the “unprecedented level of political engagement” from Hollywood during the last presidential race.

“Not that I think anyone changed their vote or whether or not they like Donald Trump because of what Cardi B or Bruce Springsteen said,” Goldberg tells ITK, “but in terms of raising the level of urgency and intensity. And I think there are people that might have been reluctant voters or didn’t like either of the parties that got more engaged.”

Springsteen, who narrated a 2020 campaign ad for President BidenJoe BidenVideo depicting violence removed from Rep. Gosar’s account after blowback Federal judge rejects Trump effort to block Jan. 6 docs Expected price increases raise political stakes for Biden MORE and frequently knocked former President TrumpDonald TrumpFederal judge rejects Trump effort to block Jan. 6 docs Sununu exit underscores uncertain GOP path to gain Senate majority Trump endorses Idaho lt. gov. against sitting GOP leader MORE, calling him a “moron” who “doesn’t have a clue” about what it means to be an American, theorized to Goldberg why some Americans voted for the former New York real estate developer.

“The big one is race, race, race. How changes in demographics are creating a different kind of America and how that’s frightened a lot of people who feel the only thing they have is status based on race,” the “Thunder Road” singer said.

Legend, in his interview with the former music journalist, said, “Trump literally is the worst person we could imagine being president.”

“We felt even more urgency because he came from the celebrity world. We would see him at events,” Legend said of him and his wife, Chrissy Teigen.

“Chrissy and I always thought he was a joke, always thought he was an idiot, always thought he was full of shit.”

Goldberg asked “Homeland’s” Mandy Patinkin why a “disproportionate amount of artists seem to veer towards the left” in Hollywood.

“Some of us have heightened sensitivity to the human condition,” the actor replied.

“It’s the same quality that leads a lot of artists to kill themselves. Others survive and fight on to face the horror of inhumanity and find ways to act.”

What does Goldberg, who runs the artist management company Gold Village Entertainment,…