Editing Edward Norton (section)

==Personal life==
=== Relationships ===
Since coming to fame in the mid-1990s, Norton has opted not to discuss his personal life in public, saying that he "believes that excessive media coverage can distract him from fulfilling his role as an actor".<ref name="Vogue_interview"/><ref name="Interview1996"/> Following the release of ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'' (1996), tabloids spread rumors that Norton and his onscreen co-star [[Courtney Love]] were dating.<ref name="Vogue_interview"/> Norton insisted that he was not romantically involved with Love, and the two were only friends and colleagues.<ref name="Interview1997">{{Cite news|title=The New Edwardianism|first=Graham|last=Fuller|work=Interview Magazine|issue=February 1997}}</ref> Nevertheless, appearing on an episode of ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', Love stated they had dated for four years. It was in addition to her references in a 2006 interview to their past relationship.<ref>{{Cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313215619/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article630036.ece|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article630036.ece|title=Love, actually|date=November 6, 2006|work=The Times|location=London|first=Caitlin|last=Moran|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2007}}</ref> She said that Norton had been a "mediator" and "communicator" between her and her daughter [[Frances Bean Cobain]], calling him a "force of good".<ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105013925/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/courtney-love-edward-norton-mediator-daughter-frances-bean-article-1.167270|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/courtney-love-edward-norton-mediator-daughter-frances-bean-article-1.167270|title=Courtney Love says Edward Norton is mediator between her and daughter Frances Bean|date=March 13, 2010|work=New York Daily News|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref>

After Norton had ended his relationship with Love in 1999, he started dating [[Salma Hayek]], with whom he later appeared in the 2002 biopic ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Norton Exposure|date=April 17, 2000|magazine=Time|first=Richard|last=Corliss}}</ref> Norton absented himself from the premiere of ''The Italian Job'', in which he starred, to attend the premiere of ''The Maldonado Miracle'', Hayek's directorial debut.<ref name="GQ_2003">{{Cite news|title=International Man: Edward Norton|work=[[GQ]]|first=Bill|last=Prince|issue=October 2003}}</ref> The two broke up in 2003.<ref name="GQ_2003"/> Hayek still remains friends with Norton. 

Hayek recalled in a 2017 piece for ''The New York Times'' that Norton "beautifully rewrote the script [of ''Frida''] several times and appallingly never got credit" after she had rejected [[Harvey Weinstein]]'s sexual demands and Weinstein, in retaliation, had given her "a list of [four] impossible tasks with a tight deadline," including "a rewrite of the script, with no additional payment, or writer's credit" before he would make the film.<ref name="NYTimes_Hayek"/> 

In 2011, Norton proposed to Canadian film producer [[Shauna Robertson]] after dating for six years. The pair married in 2012. The couple have two children, a son Atlas, and daughter Lydia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/edward-norton-gets-engaged-in-india/769679/|title=Edward Norton Gets Engaged in India|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=March 11, 2011|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson Secretly Wed Before Son's Birth | date = April 18, 2013 | url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/edward-norton-and-shauna-robertson-secretly-wed-before-sons-birth-2013184|url-status=dead| work = [[Us Weekly]]|first=Joyce|last=Chen| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727063021/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/edward-norton-and-shauna-robertson-secretly-wed-before-sons-birth-2013184| archive-date=July 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-apr-18-la-et-mg-edward-norton-baby-shauna-robertson-20130418-story.html|title=Report: Edward Norton welcomes baby with fiancee Shauna Robertson | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Nardine|last=Saad|date=April 18, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128170920/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/18/entertainment/la-et-mg-edward-norton-baby-shauna-robertson-20130418| archive-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

=== Ancestry ===
Norton appeared on the [[PBS]] genealogy series ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'' in January 2023, where it was confirmed that [[Pocahontas]] was his 12th great-grandmother. Norton, whose family had known of possible relation to Pocahontas and her husband [[John Rolfe]] for years, replied to the findings: "It makes you realize what a small piece of the human story you are".<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/how-edward-norton-related-pocahontas-ancestral-family-tree-explored-amid-finding-your-roots-revelations |title= How is Edward Norton related to Pocahontas? Ancestral family tree explored amid Finding Your Roots revelations |first= Barsha |last= Roy |newspaper= Sports Keeda |date= January 3, 2023 |access-date= January 3, 2023 |archive-date= January 3, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230103170400/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/pop-culture/how-edward-norton-related-pocahontas-ancestral-family-tree-explored-amid-finding-your-roots-revelations |url-status= live }}</ref> 

Norton expressed discomfort upon learning his ancestors owned a family of slaves: "The short answer is these things are uncomfortable, and you should be uncomfortable with them. Everybody should be uncomfortable with it. It's not a judgement on you and your own life, but it's a judgement on the history of this country. It needs to be acknowledged first and foremost, and then it needs to be contended with. When you go away from census counts and you personalise things, you're talking about, possibly, a husband and wife with five girls – and these girls are slaves. Born into slavery. ... When you read 'slave aged eight,' you just want to die."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Chris |title=Edward Norton 'uncomfortable' after discovering ancestors owned slaves |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/edward-norton-uncomfortable-after-discovering-ancestors-owned-slaves-3373703 |website=NME |date=January 3, 2023 |publisher=NME Networks |access-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106023839/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/edward-norton-uncomfortable-after-discovering-ancestors-owned-slaves-3373703 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Norton also learned he is a distant cousin of fellow actors [[Eric Roberts|Eric]] and [[Julia Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wittmer |first1=Carrie |title=Julia Roberts Just Discovered She's Related to This 'Glass Onion' Star |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/julia-roberts-just-discovered-shes-related-to-this-glass-onion-star |website=Glamour |date=January 4, 2023 |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106022336/https://www.glamour.com/story/julia-roberts-just-discovered-shes-related-to-this-glass-onion-star |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Activism ===
[[File:Edward Norton in Kenya (2010).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Norton as [[United Nations|UN]] [[Goodwill Ambassador]] for Biodiversity on a trip to Kenya, 2010]]

Norton's father is an environmental lawyer and conservationist; Norton is an [[environmentalist]].<ref name="LATimes_environment">{{Cite news|title=Environmentalism runs in his family|first=Susan|last=King|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 18, 2005}}</ref> He narrated the four-part [[National Geographic (TV network)|National Geographic]] documentary ''Strange Days on Planet Earth'' (2005), which examines earth system science.<ref name="LATimes_environment"/> He is an advocate for [[renewable energy]], specifically [[solar energy]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Electricity Doesn't Grow on Trees&nbsp;– It Falls from the Sky|work=Enterprise Quarterly|publisher=[[Enterprise Community Partners]]|first=Sandi|last=Abadinsky|issue=Fall 2003}}</ref> and is currently an Advisory Council Member for [[GoodLeap]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boudreau |first=Catherine |title=These Hollywood celebs and an NFL Hall of Famer want you to electrify your home to help solve the climate crisis |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tony-gonzalez-shailene-woodley-goodleap-advisory-council-hayes-barnard-2022-12 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218120520/https://www.businessinsider.com/tony-gonzalez-shailene-woodley-goodleap-advisory-council-hayes-barnard-2022-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> After rising to stardom, Norton bought a solar energy-powered home in Los Angeles and switched to a [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid car]].<ref name="LATimes_environment"/> In 2003, he collaborated with oil company [[BP]] to develop the Solar Neighbors program, which aimed to install [[Photovoltaics|photovoltaic panel]]s on rooftops of households in Los Angeles.<ref name="Grist">{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624002053/http://grist.org/article/little-norton/|url=http://grist.org/article/little-norton/|title=An interview with actor and solar advocate Edward Norton|first=Amanda|last=Little|work=[[Grist (magazine)|Grist]]|date=April 28, 2005|archive-date=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initiative was welcomed by many of Norton's fellow celebrities, notably Salma Hayek, [[Brad Pitt]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Alicia Silverstone]] and [[Robin Williams]].<ref name="Grist"/><ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111082535/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368105/index.htm|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368105/index.htm|title=Hollywood stars heat up solar power|publisher=CNN|archive-date=November 11, 2006|date=February 15, 2006|url-status=dead|first=Monica|last=Heger}}</ref>

Norton is a supporter of the [[African Wildlife Foundation]] and its "Say No" campaign which raises awareness and fights against illegal poaching of elephants and rhinoceroses for ivory and horn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awf.org/projects/say-no-campaign|title=Say No Campaign |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=[[African Wildlife Foundation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104075306/http://www.awf.org/projects/say-no-campaign|archive-date=November 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the president of the American branch of the [[Maasai people|Maasai]] Wilderness Conservation Trust. The organization aims to preserve the ecosystems and biodiversity of [[East Africa]] through conservation which directly benefits the local Maasai communities.<ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113015216/http://maasaiwilderness.org/aboutus/|url=http://maasaiwilderness.org/aboutus/|title=About Us|publisher=Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust|url-status=live|archive-date=January 13, 2018|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> To raise money for the trust, Norton fielded a team of thirty runners for the [[New York City Marathon]] on November 1, 2009; the team included himself, three Maasai tribesmen, and fellow celebrity musician [[Alanis Morissette]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/10/ed.norton.marathon/index.html |title= Edward Norton plays marathon man to fund African conservation |publisher=CNN |date=September 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111024308/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/10/ed.norton.marathon/index.html| archive-date=January 11, 2010|first=Doug|last=Gross}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042010/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/10/23/ed-norton-teams-with-maasai-warriors-to-run-marathon/|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/10/23/ed-norton-teams-with-maasai-warriors-to-run-marathon/|title=Ed Norton Teams with Maasai Warriors To Run Marathon|first=Michelle|last=Kung|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 23, 2009|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He raised over $1.2 million for the Trust after completing his run.<ref name="Tough">{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516002838/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703880304575236432780628948|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703880304575236432780628948|title=Norton's Toughest Role|first=Shelly|last=Banjo|date=May 11, 2010|work=The Wall Street Journal|archive-date=May 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After the successful fundraising for the Maasai Conservation, Norton launched an [[online fundraising]] platform called [[Crowdrise]] in May 2010.<ref name="Tough"/><ref>{{Cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130085026/http://time.com/72444/ed-nortons-charity-company-doesnt-sound-so-charitable/|url=https://time.com/72444/ed-nortons-charity-company-doesnt-sound-so-charitable/|title=Ed Norton's Charity Company Doesn't Sound So Charitable|first=Jack|last=Dickey|magazine=Time|date=April 22, 2014|archive-date=November 30, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The website uses a social-networking framework to help raise funds for charity.<ref name="Tough"/> In July 2010, the then-[[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] (UN) named Norton the [[Goodwill Ambassador]] for Biodiversity and a spokesperson for the [[Convention on Biological Diversity]].<ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729063329/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/08/un.norton.goodwill.ambassador/index.html|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/08/un.norton.goodwill.ambassador/index.html|title=Actor Edward Norton named UN goodwill ambassador|first1=Brooke|last1=Elliott|first2=Evan|last2=Buxbaum|publisher=CNN|date=July 8, 2010|archive-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> At his designation ceremony, Norton said that biodiversity is an issue that "transcends national boundaries", with people "having lost sight" of the need for environmental protection.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35270&Cr=biodiversity&Cr1= | title=UN names actor Edward Norton as celebrity advocate for preserving biodiversity | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220002808/https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35270&Cr=biodiversity&Cr1=| archive-date=December 20, 2011| date=July 8, 2010| publisher=[[United Nations]]}}</ref> As part of his job as a UN Ambassador, Norton has embarked on trips to Africa and participated in programs organized by UN bodies including the [[United Nations Development Programme|Development]] and [[United Nations Environment Programme|Environment Programme]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2012/06/413892|title=Rio+20: Interview with Ed Norton, UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity|date=June 21, 2012|publisher=United Nations|first=F. Soto|last=Nino|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313125432/https://news.un.org/en/story/2012/06/413892|archive-date=March 13, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Guardian_Not">{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204123712/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/26/edward-norton-stone-leaves-grass|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/26/edward-norton-stone-leaves-grass|title=Edward Norton – not appearing in a cinema near you|date=March 26, 2011|work=The Guardian|archive-date=December 4, 2013|url-status=dead|first=Dev|last=Pierce}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/25385/Biodiversity%20and%20Human%20Security%20Nexus%20Dialogue%20note%20%284%20Apr%202018%29.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|title=Proposal for the first 2018 UN Environment Management Group Nexus Dialogue|publisher=United Nations Environment Management Group|format=PDF|location=Geneva|date=May 2–3, 2018|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> He also played soccer ([[association football|football]]) for ''[[Soccer Aid]]'' in May 2012; the event raised over [[Pound sterling|£]]4.9 million for [[UNICEF]] to assist children worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/soccer-aid/soccer-aid-2012-teams/ |title=Soccer Aid 2014 – The Teams |publisher=[[UNICEF UK]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416074250/https://www.unicef.org.uk/soccer-aid/soccer-aid-2012-teams/ |archive-date=April 16, 2013 }}</ref>

Norton is a [[general aviation]] pilot who flies people in need of access to healthcare in his [[Cessna 206]] aircraft through the organization [[Angel Flight West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/november/02/angel-flight-west-celebrates-milestone-with-star-power|title=ANGEL FLIGHT WEST CELEBRATES MILESTONE WITH STAR POWER|work=AOPA|date=November 2, 2023|accessdate= June 23, 2024}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
Norton has served since 1998 as a member of the board of trustees of [[Enterprise Community Partners]], a non-profit developer of [[affordable housing]] founded by his grandparents.<ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002172614/https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/about/our-people/edward-norton|url=https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/about/our-people/edward-norton|title=Edward Norton|publisher=[[Enterprise Community Partners]]|archive-date=October 2, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> The company has invested $9 billion in equity capital, pre-development lending, mortgage financing, and house building for low-income Americans.<ref name="FastCompany">{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818061432/http://www.fastcompany.com/1093656/edward-nortons-9000000000-housing-project-thats-9-billion|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1093656/edward-nortons-9000000000-housing-project-thats-9-billion|title=Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)|first=Ellen|last=McGirt|work=[[Fast Company]]|archive-date=August 18, 2012|url-status=dead|date=October 1, 2008}}</ref> In 2008, Norton initiated the company's plan to embark on [[green affordable housing]]. This originated with his concerns over environmental issues and sustainable development in addition to housing problems.<ref name="FastCompany"/> He attributed his involvement in community building to his upbringing in Columbia, Maryland, which is a planned city built in the 1960s and home to a diverse population.<ref>{{Cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000311092300/http://horizonmag.com/1/norton.htm|url=http://horizonmag.com/1/norton.htm|title=Edward Norton on communities, planned and perverse, and why New York is better than LA|work=Horizon Magazine|first=Catherine|last=Hyde|issue=November 1997|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2000}}</ref>

Norton believes celebrities should "participate quietly" in discussions on politics and social issues as, "Having a public forum tends to make people offer too casual a commentary".<ref name="GlobeMail">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/edward-norton-on-fame-activism-and-his-new-film-collateral-beauty/article33337053/|title=Edward Norton on fame, activism and his new film Collateral Beauty|first=Brad|last=Wheeler|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112073511/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/edward-norton-on-fame-activism-and-his-new-film-collateral-beauty/article33337053/|archive-date=January 12, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], Norton urged college students to vote against the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[George W. Bush]], further criticizing his plans to cut college financing and his support of [[Bush tax cuts|tax breaks for the rich]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Actor urges audience to vote Bush out|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|first=Sarah|last=Crump|date=October 21, 2004}}</ref> He also made speeches to encourage voters to support [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[John Kerry]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Celebrities campaign in Reno|work=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]]|date=October 30, 2004|first=Beryl|last=Chong}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Campaigns work through weekend|first=Kirsten |last=Searer|work=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|date=November 1, 2004}}</ref> Norton was a supporter of Democrat [[Eliot Spitzer]], former [[New York State Governor|New York governor]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Danny|last=Hakim|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/nyregion/16campaign.html|title=As Spitzer's Popularity Fell, Donors Rallied to His Side |date=January 16, 2008 |work=The New York Times| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220093348/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/nyregion/16campaign.html| archive-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref>

During the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] and [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential elections]], Norton supported but did not actively campaign for the Democratic nominee [[Barack Obama]], saying that "it's much more interesting to encourage people to engage than to suggest that people should model themselves on me and my views".<ref name="WP_Obama">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2012/11/02/edward-norton-makes-obama-campaign-documentary/?noredirect=on|title=Edward Norton makes Obama campaign video|first=Rachel|last=Weiner|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 2, 2012|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809003809/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2012/11/02/edward-norton-makes-obama-campaign-documentary/?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref> He produced the 2009 documentary ''By the People: The Election of Barack Obama'', which chronicles Obama's political activities from 2006 to his 2008 election victory.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama/hbo-acquires-rights-to-obama-documentary-idUSTRE4A60X920081107|title=HBO acquires rights to Obama documentary|first=Gregg|last=Goldstein|date=November 7, 2008|access-date=March 13, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402161514/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama/hbo-acquires-rights-to-obama-documentary-idUSTRE4A60X920081107|url-status=live}}</ref> Norton spoke highly of Obama, citing him as "a perfect framework" to explore contemporary U.S. politics.<ref name="Reuters"/> He produced a campaign video for Obama's 2012 presidential race with [[Bennett Miller]]; the video featured voters from diverse economic and racial backgrounds.<ref name="WP_Obama"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/2012/11/04/edward-norton-shoots-doc-in-support-of-barack-obama/wcm/00db83c9-8165-448d-a90f-34da0dc5ab1c|title=Edward Norton shoots doc in support of Barack Obama|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=November 4, 2012|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402150718/https://torontosun.com/2012/11/04/edward-norton-shoots-doc-in-support-of-barack-obama/wcm/00db83c9-8165-448d-a90f-34da0dc5ab1c|url-status=live}}</ref> He also expressed "grave concerns" over the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]]'s position regarding climate change.<ref name="GlobeMail"/> In 2020 Norton donated $8,400 to the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schultz |first=Marisa |date=November 1, 2020 |title=Hollywood rallies behind Biden, but Trump matches celebrity cash thanks to one showbiz leader |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-rallies-behind-biden-but-trump-matches-celebrity-cash-thanks-to-one-showbiz-leader |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103015717/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-rallies-behind-biden-but-trump-matches-celebrity-cash-thanks-to-one-showbiz-leader |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2020, Norton criticized then-US President [[Donald Trump]] for his unfounded claims of election fraud at the [[2020 United States presidential election]], as a "contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of the country and its institutions."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-11-20/edward-norton-donald-trump-poker | title='Call his bluff': Edward Norton lays out poker-style Trump analysis we never expected | first=Nardine | last=Saad | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 20, 2020 | archive-date=January 2, 2023 | access-date=January 2, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102100010/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-11-20/edward-norton-donald-trump-poker | url-status=live }}</ref>