“There’s more conservatives than you would know hiding out in Hollywood,” she told host Alex Clark on the “Culture Apothecary” podcast.

Jenny McCarthy claims Hollywood is ‘secretly very supportive’ of RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement

"There's more conservatives than you would know hiding out in Hollywood," she told host Alex Clark on the "Culture Apothecary" podcast.

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Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg believes there's a lot of support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial Make America Healthy Again initiatives in Hollywood, but people just aren't open about it.

McCarthy-Wahlberg made the claim during a recent sitdown interview on the *Culture Apothecary With Alex Clark* podcast, when the host asked her, "What sentiments do you hear from Hollywood about MAHA? Are they secretly very supportive of the MAHA movement?"

"Secretly very supportive," McCarthy-Wahlberg replied. "I've been mentoring mothers online who DM me still, but also celebrities that have called me and said, 'I don't want to come out. I don't want people to know I have a child on the spectrum. I don't want people to know my schedule. Can you help me?'"

She continued, "And I honor that because they saw what happened to me. They don't want — who in their right mind after everything that I've kind of [been through] would be like, 'You know, I want to be that next person that gets bullied for so many years.' So, there's more conservatives than you would know hiding out in Hollywood."

Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg attends the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

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The *Masked Singer* panelist is likely referring to the public backlash she's faced over the years for her controversial stance on vaccines and what she believes is a connection to autism. Her son, Evan, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2005.

A link between autism and vaccines has long been debunked by the scientific community, however, Health Secretary RFK Jr. has been a loud proponent of the discredited claim. His MAHA movement has come under repeated fire for moves like implementing massive staffing cuts, canceling contracts for life-saving vaccines, and suggesting a connection between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and disorders like autism and ADHD.

Back on the podcast, when asked where she leans politically, McCarthy-Wahlberg initially said she considers herself "conservative," but when Clark pointed out that she publicly identified as "independent" in the past, she explained, "Yeah. Independent. I mean, I would lean both ways. If Bobby [Kennedy] ran as independent, I would have said the word independent."

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As for what inspired this change, McCarthy-Wahlberg said, "Mainly what you've talked about as well — the conservative values. I noticed that, like I said, there's more questioning authority, less government control, closer to God. It just lined up."

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McCarthy-Wahlberg and her husband, Donnie Wahlberg, publicly supported RFK Jr.'s unsuccessful run for president in 2024. In a video uploaded to Instagram at the time, McCarthy-Wahlberg said: "I'm endorsing Bobby for president."

"Our dear friend Bobby," Wahlberg chimed in, before the couple shouted, "Go Bobby." Other celebrity endorsements for Kennedy included his wife and *Curb Your Enthusiasm* actress Cheryl Hines and comedian Rob Schneider.

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