![]() “That said, in my less rational moments, I must admit I am tempted by the romance myself, tempted by simple curiosity about what an independent Scotland would look like and whether it would indeed be some sort of Scandinavian-socialist heaven.” “Shouldn’t we be thinking about how to join the world up, not how to splinter it apart?” he said. Kevin Macdonald, the director of The Last King of Scotland and a London-based Scot unable to cast a vote, told The Hollywood Reporter that in his “saner moments” he supports the “no” vote. The world will turn the same way with or without their independence,” Ireland-born Pierce Brosnan, whose father was Scottish, told The Hollywood Reporter. “If that’s what they want, I wish them well. ![]() “I have absolutely nothing to say about that except that I do like haggis and you know if I have to cross a border to get my haggis, so be it,” said Helen Mirren. Some English stars, too, have said they won’t be offering an opinion on the matter. It’s just counterproductive to my job, it’s not what I do, and I don’t think it’s helpful to have me involved in it,” McAvoy said. ![]() Tennant said that having left Scotland, he had “forfeited” his right to “tell Scottish residents how to run the country,” while McAvoy, who was also unavailable for comment for this article, told The Scotsman newspaper that it wasn’t the place of actors to comment. X-Men actor James McAvoy, Doctor Who star David Tennant and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat, who all live outside Scotland and therefore don’t get to vote, have opted to stay out of the argument. Indeed, many of Scotland’s most famous figures are remaining on the fence ahead of the Sept. “It’s easier to come out as gay than it is to come out as a unionist,” joked Scottish comedian Rory Bremner. The “no” campaign has suggested many prominent Scots are against independence but are scared to speak up for fear of a backlash from nationalists. McGregor, whose reps said he wasn’t available to comment for this article, earlier claimed that while he loved Scotland with all his heart, he also liked the idea of Great Britain and “I don’t know that it wouldn’t be a terrible shame to break it all up.” Singer Rod Stewart, comedian Billy Connelly and actor Ewan McGregor have voiced their concerns regarding a split. Some prominent Scots have also spoken up in favor of staying together. ![]() “If this doesn’t make Scotland vote for independence, I don’t know what will,” said British historian Stephen Fielding about the letter. Twitter users lashed out at Rowling and Bowie (one tweet told the Ziggy Stardust man to “go back to Mars”) and the “Dear Voters” letter was soon branded “patronizing” and coming from rich, elite English celebrities out of touch with the lives of ordinary Scots. Some in the land of Braveheart have been less than receptive to these appeals. Among the latest to add his voice has been celebrity entrepreneur Richard Branson, who wrote on his Virgin company website that it was “imperative” that Scotland stayed in the Union, but adding that the country wanted and needed greater powers. One of the first “no” celebrities out of the gate was David Bowie, who took the unusual route of getting model Kate Moss to read out a statement asking Scotland to “stay with us” while accepting Bowie’s award at the Brit Awards in February. Rowling, who donated some $1.68 million to the “no” campaign - known as Better Together - and comedian and actor Eddie Izzard ( Ocean’s Thirteen), who staged a one-off show in Edinburgh, “Scotland, Please Don’t Go,” to raise money for the “no” camp. Other prominent anti-independence voices include Harry Potter author J.K. Flashback: See Margot Robbie and 'Barbie' Cast React to Their Official Barbie Dolls for the First Time ![]()
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