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Actor Alleges Supermodel Wife Got Violent Over His Harris Comments

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Jerry O'Connell
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Jerry O’Connell says a comment about Kamala Harris’ campaign failures sparked a physical reaction from his own family on election night.

The actor revealed that his wife, Rebecca Romijn, and their twin daughters did not take kindly to his critique, describing the moment during a recent conversation with Bill Maher.

“If I say this, will I stay married?” O’Connell joked before recounting what happened inside his home.

He said he offered a blunt assessment of the campaign’s strategy as results came in.

“I said something along the lines of ‘there was no planning. This is what they get. There should have been a primary.’ I said something along those lines,” he recalled.

The reaction, he said, was immediate and intense. “My wife and daughters, without saying anything, became physical with me. They were filled with rage.”

O’Connell described the moment as a glimpse into the kind of political tension that can play out inside households, especially in blue states like California.

“So if I am being careful with you in how I say things, yes, I live in California,” he said.

“I live with not one, not two, but three people who, if I made any kind of joke, they’d become very angry with me.”

Maher responded by drawing a sharp contrast with how he approaches disagreements at home.

“Whatever household situation I’m in, I say what I truly think, and if it makes you angry, I’m sorry,” he said.

“We’ll have to work that out. But I am not going to tuck my tail between my legs and just shut the f*** up.”

O’Connell has been an active supporter of Harris, attending a rally in Atlanta during the campaign alongside his wife.

He described the event as energizing, pointing to the atmosphere created by a high-profile performance.

“I went to a Kamala Harris rally. My wife and I donated to the campaign,” he told the “Club Random” host.

“And Megan Thee Stallion played. And that was pretty f**king epic, Bill, if you were there.”

He said the rally created a sense of excitement among attendees, describing it as a moment that brought energy to the campaign. “I mean, it really invigorated, like, excitement, you know?”

Maher pushed back on that assessment, arguing the energy was limited to people who were already committed.

“Really invigorated the people who were already going to vote for her anyway,” he said. “That’s who it invigorated.”

O’Connell paused before acknowledging the point without fully conceding it. “There is no correct, Bill,” he admitted. “There is no correct.”

Maher then pointed to the election results, arguing they told a clear story about the campaign’s shortcomings.

“You can jerk each other off all day long. Kamala Harris lost all seven swing states,” he pointed out. “I mean, she went 0 for seven where the election was.”

He framed the outcome as a failure that went beyond typical political losses.

“You have to almost try to f**k up that badly,” he added. “As I’ve said many times, they lost a crazy contest against a crazy person.”

Maher pointed to what he sees as a disconnect between Hollywood and everyday voters.

He recently criticized the industry for ignoring certain shows based on perceived political leanings.

“First of all, even if it was a conservative show, that should be allowed,” he said while discussing Paramount+ series “Landman.”

“This is f**ing America, you a**holes.”

He argued that dismissing content because of its political tone contributes to voter frustration.

“You want to know why people vote for Trump? That’s why,” he stated. “Your sh***y attitude is a real turnoff.”

Maher also challenged the idea that so-called “woke” policies always produce positive outcomes.

He pointed to cultural shifts, including changes to long-standing institutions, as examples of what he sees as overreach.

One example he raised involved the Boy Scouts allowing girls to join. He called the move misguided, questioning the reasoning behind it.

“I’ll tell you why, Jerry, they do it,” he said. “Because the kind of assholes who live here amongst us, the kind of super woke people, they live to have themselves thought of as the good people.”

He argued that the push often goes beyond practical concerns and into symbolic gestures.

“They’re always looking for some new marginalized people to champion,” he continued. “And the very thought of it is noble, and I get it.”

Maher said the issue arises when those ideas are taken too far. “They take it just 10 subway stops too far to places where it’s just about making them feel like they’re doing something.”

O’Connell responded by grounding the conversation in his own experience as a parent.

He said raising teenage daughters has shaped how he views these issues.

“The goal is to make them feel as safe as possible, especially at that precarious age,” he countered. “It’s just — it’s such a tough age.”

Maher acknowledged the concern but argued that certain approaches can backfire.

“I’m saying it just is sometimes the case with the woke people that they are their own worst enemies,” he replied.

He pointed to policy decisions in major cities as another example of what he views as misguided priorities.

Maher referenced New York City, arguing that policy choices have contributed to serious consequences.

He described it as one example of how certain approaches can drift away from practical solutions.

O’Connell pushed back, noting that voters in those cities have chosen their leadership.

“I totally hear what you’re saying,” he said. “That said, I think you’re trying to inflict your ideas on a city that voted for Mamdani and voted for Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. This is where we live.”

Maher recently took a shot at Hollywood, criticized the long-running #OscarsSoWhite campaign, arguing that the industry has already changed.

“Hollywood isn’t a secret cabal of racists. It’s a secret cabal of people terrified of looking like racists,” he said on the Friday night episode of “Real Time.”

He argued that the push for diversity has already delivered measurable results in recent years.

“And I’m just tired of, no matter how much progress is made, social justice warriors feeling the need to gaslight us as if none of it had happened.”

Maher listed several recent Oscar-winning films and actors as evidence of those changes.

He pointed to a range of winners from different backgrounds as proof that the industry has shifted.

“Someone must wear a ribbon that says, ‘We won.’ Just as a way to remind progressives,” he said. “Take the win.”

He also pointed to new inclusion standards introduced by the academy, requiring films to meet diversity benchmarks.

“No one can argue with a straight face … that the academy in 2026 still overlooks minority achievement,” he added.

“The Oscars are no longer a long, boring show full of white people. It’s a long, boring show full of all people.”

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