Jamie Foxx is providing up an apology after being accused of penning an antisemitic submit.
In case you missed it, the 55-year-old actor shared a cryptic and random submit to Instagram that learn:
“They killed this dude named Jesus… What do you think they’ll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove”
Jamie didn’t supply any extra context concerning the submit however insisted within the feedback he actually posted the message and had “a story ta tell.” It appeared the Blame It singer was calling out his friends amid his well being scare. However, he has since been met with backlash for the language used within the submit and accused of spreading antisemitic rhetoric – whether or not or not it’s unintentionally or not.
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Some social media customers identified that Jamie’s phrases perpetuated the antisemitic perception of “Jewish deicide,” which the American Jewish Committee outlined as “the charge that Jews bear eternal responsibility for the death of Jesus Christ.” And this perception has fueled antisemitism for a very long time. Awful. So with this in thoughts, folks have referred to as Jamie out on social media for his antisemitic comment, in contrast him to Kanye West, and extra:
“I am a Jewish advocate who fights antisemitism. Jamie Foxx’s post was a horrifically antisemitic message rooted in classic blood libel and anti Jewish conspiracy theory.”
“Just once I’d like to log onto this site and not see antisemitism, especially from huge celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston. You don’t want to be an ally, fine, but leave us the heck alone!”
“Jamie Foxx could be talking about friends who betrayed him, but the accusation of deicide is one that has led to the torment and persecution of Jews for centuries and this is why this comment is dangerous. Some of the comments on it have been repugnant to say the least.”
Some even seen that Jennifer Aniston preferred the controversial submit when it was nonetheless up and referred to as her out for it. However, she cleared the air and referred to as out Jamie on her Instagram Stories Friday, writing:
“This really makes me sick. I did not ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident. And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this showing up in their feeds – I do NOT support any form of antisemitism. I truly don’t tolerate HATE of any kind. Period.”
Since the backlash, Jamie has deleted the submit. He additionally took to social media on Saturday to apologize for offending anybody along with his phrases whereas clarifying the that means behind the submit. He wrote:
“I need to apologize to the Jewish group and everybody who was offended by my submit. I now know my selection of phrases have brought about offense and I’m sorry. That was by no means my intent. To make clear, I used to be betrayed by a faux good friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not something extra. I solely have love in my coronary heart for everybody. I really like and assist the Jewish group. My deepest apologies to anybody who was offended. Nothing however love all the time, Jamie Foxx.
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