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Ed Asner Refutes Claims of Giving Republicans the Silent Treatment

The liberal actor denies that he quit speaking to "Dallas" actress Morgan Brittany after finding out she leaned to the right.

Left-wing activist Ed Asner said that -- despite rumors to the contrary -- he is not so intolerant of colleagues who lean right that he would disassociate himself from them. He'd simply refrain from discussing politics with them.