Will actors really go to hell?

In the Talaputta Sutra , the Buddha says that actors will either be reborn as an animal or go to hell. > When an actor on the stage, [he thinks that] after death, he is reborn > in the company of the laughing devas,' that is his wrong view. Now, > there are two destinations for a person with wrong view, I tell you: > either hell or the animal womb. Why does the Buddha have such a dim view of actors? I can imagine all kinds of professions that would be less ethical than acting. Was acting a very different sort of profession in India 2500 years ago? Would the same kind of fate be shared with actors today? Are actors frowned upon in modern day Buddhist countries? The motivation for this question is that I am due to give a talk on right livelihood at a local Buddhist centre. The last time I did this talk I told this story. Unfortunately, there was an actor in the group and she was shocked. I couldn't really justify this harsh opinion, so I just muttered an apology and moved on. Many thanks for any/all responses.