{"id":2007528,"date":"2023-08-21T21:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-moves-to-rural-red-state-admits-being-in-la-was-never-a-great-thing-for-him\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:33:50","slug":"actor-moves-to-rural-red-state-admits-being-in-la-was-never-a-great-thing-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-moves-to-rural-red-state-admits-being-in-la-was-never-a-great-thing-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor relocates to rural red state, confesses LA was never a good fit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-moves-to-rural-red-state-admits-being-in-la-was-never-a-great-thing-for-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Actor Moves to Rural Red State, Admits &#8216;Being in LA Was\u200c Never a Great Thing&#8217; for Him<\/h2>\n<p>The exodus from California includes one actor known in\u200d part for his role on \u201cFriday Night Lights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Kitsch confirmed he moved away from Los Angeles in a profile \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/taylor-kitsch-montana-wilderness-communities-in-need-1235566630\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also\u2062 sold a lake \u2063house in Austin, Texas, in the midst of a pandemic-era relocation \u2063\u2014 to rural Montana.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of his career in entertainment, Kitsch says that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-homeless-documentary-breaks-societal-decay-blighting-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> never really felt like home.<\/p>\n<p>Montana is much different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing in L.A. was never a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancer-charity-gave-zero-for-research-millions-spent-on-salaries-travel\/\" title=\"Biden Cancer Charity Gave \u2018Zero\u2019 For Research; Millions Spent On Salaries, Travel\">great thing<\/a> for me, and I love being out here \u2014 there\u2019s just\u2064 so much peace to grasp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what this place represents to \u200dme: It\u2019s not going to solve every problem, but hopefully it will help at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pledging-to-reopen-schools-joe-biden-endorses-chicago-teachers-unions-illegal-strike-video\/\" title=\"After Pledging to Reopen Schools, Joe Biden Endorses Chicago Teachers Union\u2019s Illegal Strike (VIDEO)\">person work<\/a> toward what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLone Survivor\u201d actor is also eyeing ways\u2064 to\u200d give back to his new community.<\/p>\n<p>Kitsch is \u200cbuilding a \u201cbase camp\u201d in Bozeman, Montana, where he will provide services to\u200d veterans and the sober living community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just really excited about this, about it being a base camp for \u2062people\u200c to empower themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kitsch is\u200d adamant\u200b that \u200c\u201cevery f***ing nickel\u201d for the project comes from his own pocket.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran\u2019s\u200b issues\u200c first \u200dsurfaced on the actor\u2019s radar during the production of \u201cLone\u200b Survivor\u201d \u2014 a film in which he worked with Navy SEAL and decorated Afghanistan veteran Marcus Luttrell.<\/p>\n<p>Kitsch was pictured in Montana\u2019s verdant mountain landscape in one picture posted to a Twitter fan account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A few photos of Taylor\u2062 with friends \u2062this past week in Montana. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/taylorkitsch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#taylorkitsch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYZKeS8qBn\">pic.twitter.com\/JYZKeS8qBn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 yourdailyKitsch (@YourdailyKitsch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourdailyKitsch\/status\/1693045851063464146?\">August \u200c19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Montana is one of several\u2063 American states on the receiving end of the COVID-era exodus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsoms-confident-sharp-10-year-plan-end-homelessness-sounds-great-look-date-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s population declined \u2063for\u2062 the third straight year in\u200c 2022, \u2064according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/03\/us\/california-population-decline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many former residents of California cite the state\u2019s unaffordability and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/retailers-horrified-radical-bill-passes-california-senate-warn-will-open-doors-shoplifters-loot-indiscriminately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extremist<\/a> political culture as \u200cjustification to move away.<\/p>\n<p>California was ranked the \u200cnation\u2019s second most\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-rated-as-having-worst-fiscal-health-in-nation-for-13th-consecutive-year\/\" title=\"New Jersey Rated as Having Worst Fiscal Health in Nation for 13th Consecutive Year\">unaffordable state<\/a> (just behind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maui-resident-puts-brutal-4-word-sign-yard-biden-visits-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii<\/a>) in a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/12\/these-states-are-americas-most-expensive-to-live-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> index.<\/p>\n<p>The state \u2014 \u2063long\u2062 the largest in the country by population \u2014 lost a seat in the House of\u200c Representatives \u200bfor the first time as a result of the \u200b2020 U.S. \u200dCensus,\u2062 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2021\/04\/california-congress-census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CalMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-moves-rural-red-state-admits-la-never-great-thing\/\">Actor Moves to Rural Red State, Admits &#8216;Being in LA Was Never a Great Thing&#8217; for Him<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200d Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exodus from California involves an actor, recognized for his role on &#8220;Friday Night Lights.&#8221; Taylor Kitsch confirmed his departure from Los Angeles in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. 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