Angelina Jolie warned against a free speech clampdown in the US, saying “limits to personal freedoms are dangerous”.

The Oscar-winning actress made the comments when asked about her “fears as an artist and American” while promoting her new film at a film festival in San Sebastian, Spain.

Jolie, 50, responded: “It’s a very difficult question... I love my country, but I don’t at this time recognise my country.”

She continued: “Anything, anywhere, that divides or, of course, limits personal expressions and freedoms and, from anyone, I think is very dangerous.

“These are such serious times we have to be careful not to say things casually so I’ll be careful during a press conference... but these are very, very heavy times we’re all living in together.”

Pro-Trump news website Breitbart rebuked Jolie’s comments, accusing her of “trashing America”.

A number of celebrities have criticised the Trump administration after Jimmy Kimmel Live was pulled off air following comments he made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Over 400 creatives, artists, and journalists have signed an open letter speaking out against the show’s axing, calling it “unconstitutional and un-American”.

“The government is threatening private companies and individuals that the President disagrees with. We can’t let this threat to our freedom of speech go unanswered,” the letter, penned by the American Civil Liberties Union, reads.

High-profile figures who have signed the letter include: Robert DeNiro, Alan Cumming, Ben Stiller, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Ruffalo, Meryl Streep and Olivia Rodrigo.

Kirk, 31, the founder of activist group Turning Point USA, was shot dead on Sept 10th while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

During a broadcast on Monday Sept 15, Kimmel criticised Mr Trump and his supporters for trying to use Kirk’s killing to “score political points”. He also mocked the US president’s reaction to the assassination.

The broadcast sparked backlash in the Trump administration and the show’s network later announced it would be pulled from air indefinitely.

Since then, Mr Trump has threatened to revoke the licenses of TV networks which give him “bad coverage”, sparking widespread concern, even among his allies.

Ted Cruz, a Republican Senator, said that it was “unbelievably dangerous” for the government to police free speech, adding that threatening TV networks was “right out of ‘Goodfellas”.