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Despite <\/span>threats<\/span><\/a> from the film industry to boycott Georgia after Governor Bryan Kemp <\/span>signed<\/span><\/a> the landmark pro-life \u201cheartbeat\u201d legislation this past May, the film industry in the state appears to be doing <\/span>just fine<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>The news comes as a federal judge granted a <\/span>temporary injunction<\/span><\/a> to the block the law, which some sources report as causing a \u201c<\/span>collective sigh of relief<\/span><\/a>\u201d from the pro-abortion film industry. But it seems there may have been little danger to Georgia in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Valdosta Daily Times, the state estimates that <\/span>92,100 jobs<\/span><\/a> in Georgia are related to the film industry, and according to Governor Kemp, last year, around 400 productions had a 2.9 billion dollar impact on the state — a record to date. Last year, 26 feature films, 214 television series and 91 commercials were involved in some way with the state, according to <\/span>WABE<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>heartbeat legislation<\/span><\/a>, which would protect babies from abortion when a heartbeat is detectable<\/em> — which is typically around six weeks\u2019 gestation — created a stir among celebrities. <\/span>Alyssa Milano and other celebrities<\/span><\/a> threatened to boycott the industry in the state. But because of tax breaks and other measures that lower costs for the industry, Georgia\u2019s attractiveness to filmmakers has remained steady, a fact that suggests the high-profile threats by pro-abortion film industry insiders may have been empty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Georgia heartbeat law blocked by federal judge<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the days before the injunction, <\/span>Bruce Willis was spotted<\/span><\/a> around the state taking photos with fans while he prepared to film a new sci-fi movie. But most tellingly, a lead player in the Georgia film industry, Tyler Perry, has made it clear he is not going anywhere. Perry, who recently opened a major studio in Georgia which is, according to the <\/span>LA Times<\/span><\/a>, \u201clarger than Paramount, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney\u2019s Burbank studios combined,\u201d <\/span>never intended to leave the state<\/span><\/a>, something which would hamper any boycott.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you put $250 million in the ground,\u201d said Perry according to the AP, \u201cyou just can\u2019t up and leave because I don\u2019t like what you\u2019ve done. I feel badly for my counterparts in the city who have also put tons of money into building stages. But they don\u2019t have the property, they don\u2019t have the shows, they don\u2019t have a Tyler Perry. I will be fine either way, but I am troubled that this could come along and disrupt everything I\u2019ve worked so hard to build, along with a lot of other great people in this town. What\u2019s stronger than a boycott is a vote.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Perry made it clear where he stands on the law, however, telling the Associated Press, \u201cI don\u2019t believe any man should be able to tell a woman what she can do with her body or reproductive organs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, pro-life individuals seek to protect the rights of vulnerable human beings already conceived, not to control women’s reproductive organs.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite threats from the film industry to boycott Georgia after Governor Bryan Kemp signed the landmark pro-life \u201cheartbeat\u201d legislation this past May, the film industry in the state appears to be doing just fine.\u00a0The news comes as a federal judge granted a temporary injunction to the block the law, which some sources report as causing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":211971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDespite boycott threats over heartbeat law, Georgia's film industry is doing fine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The heartbeat legislation, protecting babies with a detectable heartbeat, which is typically around 6 weeks\u2019 gestation, created a stir among celebrities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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