Michael Imperioli clears up Supreme Court criticism: 'Some people have not gotten the irony'

"Sopranos" actor Michael Imperioli is taking a page straight out of the Supreme Court's handbook.

Following the Supreme Court's decision Friday to side with a Colorado web designer who does not want to create websites for same-sex weddings because of her religious beliefs, the actor shared a statement with his own proposition.

"i've decided to forbid bigots and homophobes from watching The Sopranos, The White Lotus, Goodfellas or any movie or tv show I’ve been in," Imperioli wrote. "Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with and am opposed to. USA ! USA!"

In a comment on his post, the actor added, "hate and ignorance is not a legitimate point of view."

"America is becoming dumber by the minute," he said in another comment.

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Following numerous “invitations to appear on various news programs,” Imperioli expanded on the rationale behind his original post in an Instagram post Tuesday.

Imperioli’s post “was a satirical and symbolic take on where blatantly discriminatory Supreme Court decisions are taking us as a nation: into utter division and possibly far worse,” he wrote. “I believe in religious freedom, freedom of speech and the right for individuals to pursue happiness. I also believe in the separation of church and state as stated in the First Amendment.”

"I vehemently oppose hate, prejudice and bigotry and always have,” Imperioli wrote. “Some people have not gotten the irony I was expressing so I thought I’d be more explicit. Anyway, the post certainly got the message across to most and did its job. End of story.”

Supreme Court rules in favor of website designer

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a 6-3 majority. The case was decided on ideological lines.

"Laws along these lines have done much to secure the civil rights of all Americans," Gorsuch wrote. "But in this particular case Colorado does not just seek to ensure the sale of goods or services on equal terms. It seeks to use its law to compel an individual to create speech she does not believe."

In a case that could have profound implications for when businesses may turn away customers, the Colorado website designer argued a state anti-discrimination law couldn't be used to compel her to develop same-sex wedding sites. It is the latest in a series of cases to reach the court pitting business owners against LGBTQ customers, although this one focused on free speech rights more than religion.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a scathing dissent read from the bench that the case involves "a business open to the public (that) seeks to deny gay and lesbian customers the full and equal enjoyment of its services based on the owner’s religious belief that same-sex marriages are 'false.'"

"The business argues, and a majority of the court agrees, that because the business offers services that are customized and expressive, the free speech clause of the First Amendment shields the business from a generally applicable law that prohibits discrimination in the sale of publicly available goods and services," Sotomayor said. "That is wrong. Profoundly wrong."

Contributing: Edward Segarra and John Fritze, USA TODAY

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