When it comes to getting embroiled in politics, for studios, media companies and celebrities there is simply no turning back.

That is the underlying premise informing this column, or in legal terms, the theory of the case. This dynamic has become timelier and more acute in the decade since Donald Trump officially entered politics, but in point of fact the encroachment of all things political predates his shift from firing people on “The Apprentice” to firing off tweets at those who oppose him.

This current framework in pop culture and politics can be traced to Barack Obama’s election in 2008 and the rise of the Tea Party movement, as J.