Actor James Franco revealed in a Monday interview with The Daily Beast that he has not been doing so well since Donald Trump’s election victory on Nov. 8.

“I mean, I’ve been reacting really badly!” said the star as he promoted his latest film, “I Am Michael.” “I’ve spiraled into a depression and I’ve been questioning everything that I am, and how I’ve been doing things.”

“I’ve spiraled into a depression and I’ve been questioning everything that I am.”

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He added, “It’s been a rough few months.” Mind you, since Nov. 8, Franco has made the press rounds with “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston to promote December’s hit comedy release “Why Him?” He was also announced that same month to be taking part in acclaimed director Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant” film, set for release this summer.

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Throw the fact that he is a rich and successful artist on top of his recent public activity, and it’s hard to understand how Franco could seriously think the election of someone he doesn’t like could inspire a real “depression.”

Franco is not the only celebrity to use Trump as an excuse to make the whole “woe is me” crybaby pitch to the world. Singer Madonna said in a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar she feels “oppressed” and Trump’s election victory has only made the feeling worse. She described her life under a Trump presidency as being “stuck in a nightmare.” In case you hadn’t heard, Madonna is even more successful and rich than Franco.

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Celebrities like these might be too caught in their Hollywood bubbles to know it, but there are people out there dealing with actual depression for actual reasons. There are people who can’t find jobs, can’t pay bills; there are veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and people living in war zones; there are men and women struggling with mental illnesses that they can’t afford to have treated — and much more that celebrities are ignoring when they talk about a presidential election that has made them feel depressed and oppressed.

To think a presidential election could clobber you enough to invoke “depression” or make you feel “stuck in a nightmare” is ridiculous — especially when you’re rich, successful and working, and far removed from the day-to-day issues of most Americans.