Sarandon tells of death threat fears

HOLLYWOOD actress Susan Sarandon yesterday said death threats and attacks by the American public and the media after she spoke out against the Iraq war had left her very scared.

The long-time political activist said the way she and her family had been targeted by newspapers, radio phone-ins, teachers and people on the street because of her views was “horrifying”.

In an interview on ITV1 with Jonathan Dimbleby, the film star said she had been labelled a “Bin Laden lover” for asking questions about the US invasion of Iraq.