- Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman defended fellow environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio’s expensive travel habits at a gala last week
- She said his passion for green initiatives outweighs his use of jets and yachts
- DiCaprio has been repeatedly criticized for his regularly use of environmentally unfriendly ways of travel, including private jets and super yachts
- But the Revenant actor once said climate change was the ‘most urgent threat facing our entire species’
- Huffman’s husband William H Macey argued that the stars simply spending less money in their lives will have little affect the environment
- Courtney Cox said that Hollywood needed to speak out on environmental issues
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Actress Felicity Huffman has defended fellow environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio‘s expensive travel habits, saying ‘Who cares?’ about his avid private jet use.
Former Desperate Housewives star Huffman said that DiCaprio’s passion for green initiatives outweighs his use of private jets and super yachts.
DiCaprio, who once said that climate change was the ‘most urgent threat facing our entire species’, has been repeatedly criticized for his use of such environmentally unfriendly ways of travel.
But Huffman, 55, has hit back at DiCaprio’s haters, insisting his good deeds outweigh the downsides.
Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman (left with William H Macey) has defended fellow environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio’s expensive travel habits
DiCaprio, who once said that climate change was the ‘most urgent threat facing our entire species’, has been repeatedly criticized for his use of private jets and super yachts
Huffman’s husband, Oscar nominee and Emmy winner, William H Macey also spoke on how stars simply spending less money in their lives will have little affect the environment.
Macey also appeared to take a swipe at President Donald Trump’s stance on the environment, saying that climate change and global warming are as serious as scientists predict.
The superstar couple spoke at the the UCLA Presents the 2018 Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Gala Red Carpet in Los Angeles.
Huffman said: ‘I think Leonardo Di Caprio has probably done more for the environment than anyone. Does he fly privately? Probably but who cares? But he is doing amazing work, and really getting the message out there.’
Macey said that Hollywood studios at this stage should not insert environmental themes into their blockbusters or projects: ‘We make movies. Our job is not to make education films. We make movies,
‘I think it is too much to ask movies to have an environmental theme in them. I think you are mixing apples and oranges. People in Hollywood are pretty environmentally savvey – people I know.’
Macey added that everyone – stars and non-celebrities – should not look at being greener in their lifestyles as simply cutting back on their spending.
