James Cameron has left the United States for New Zealand, citing the country’s handling of the Covid‑19 pandemic as the main reason. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the director said the New Zealand government eliminated the virus twice and maintained a 98% vaccination rate, a stark contrast to the United States where the rate was 62% during the Trump administration. Cameron and his wife bought a farm in New Zealand in 2011 and decided to move permanently after the pandemic. He described the U.S. as a place where science was abandoned and politics polarized. The move joins a growing trend of Hollywood figures leaving America, with George Clooney now holding French citizenship, Jim Jarmusch reportedly seeking it, Ellen DeGeneres living in the United Kingdom and Rosie O’Donnell in Ireland.

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