Hollywood stars and Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE supporters Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Rosario Dawson and Shailene Woodley are standing together and speaking out in support of fellow surrogate Nina Turner.

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“It was Bernie’s wish that she speak on Monday and also on Tuesday to introduce his nomination. This did not happen,” Sarandon told a crowd of journalists gathered in a media tent outside of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

“So we’re here to say: This is upsetting to us. It seems there have been a lot of difficulties in executing the wills of Bernie Sanders’s people and surrogates.”

Turner, a former Ohio state senator and vocal Sanders supporter, told MSNBC on Wednesday that she was poised to deliver a speech nominating the Vermont senator at the Democratic National Convention but "at the last minute, I was told I could not do that. Sen. Sanders told me that himself."

She declined to give a reason for the decision or who made it but said, "It was pretty hurtful."

Sarandon on Wednesday said she has “no idea” for the reason behind the move. “If it was Beyoncé, everybody would’ve found a way to make sure she spoke,” the “Dead Man Walking” actress said. “I could theorize, but we’re supposed to be trying for unity here, so I don’t want to say anything bad,” Sarandon told reporters.

When asked how “the Democratic Party unites when they’re yanking back one of [Sanders’s] most beloved surrogates,” Sarandon replied: “The answer to that would be I have no idea.”

She added: “How does it unite with any of the things that has made this convention so difficult? I don’t know.”

Pressed on whether she would be able to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE in November, the entertainer and longtime Democrat said, “I’m withdrawing from the Dems, but that doesn’t mean I can’t vote in the election. But I’m waiting to be convinced.

“There’s a number of things that she hasn’t been clear about and haven’t convinced me. … I will wait and see if there are any shifts.”

Sarandon also expressed dismay that the Clinton campaign hired Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz after she stepped down from her post following the release of nearly 20,000 DNC emails by WikiLeaks that show committee staffers plotting to undermine Sanders's presidential campaign.

“Whether they’ve been hacked by Russia or aliens doesn’t really matter. It’s what in the emails is what matters,” Sarandon said.