Jamie Foxx is back on the pickleball court. The 55-year-old actor reposted a video on his Instagram Story of himself playing against Olympic volleyball star Casey Patterson.
05.08.2023 - 17:51 / etcanada.com
Jamie Foxx is apologizing after an Instagram post he issued was widely criticized for being antisemitic.
On Friday, he made a cryptic statement “They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you???”
He added the hashtags #fakefriends and #fake love.
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He followed with another post, sharing a screenshot of a comment from singer Marques Anthony, who wrote, “Judas Showed His Self!!! @iamjamiefoxx know them for what they are …………..”
After a barrage of comments decrying Foxx’s post as promoting an antisemitic trope, noted The Times of Israel, he deleted the post.
Oddly, Jennifer Aniston was hit with collateral damage after appearing to have liked Foxx’s post, and found herself taking heat for seemingly supporting his perceived antisemitism.
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“This really makes me sick,” Aniston wrote on Instagram Stories, along with a screenshot featuring her name as one those seemingly liking the post.
“I did not ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident,” she added. “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. And I truly don’t tolerate HATE of any kind. Period.”
As Page Six pointed out, Aniston didn’t explain why her name was in the screenshot, or whether it had been “doctored” to include her Instagram tag.
As the backlash grew, Foxx issued another post to offer an apology.
“I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post. I now know my choice of words have
Jamie Foxx is back on the pickleball court. The 55-year-old actor reposted a video on his Instagram Story of himself playing against Olympic volleyball star Casey Patterson.
Jennifer Aniston has switched off her Instagram comments after facing a backlash over her comments on Jamie Foxx’s post.Last week, Foxx posted an ambigious message where he criticised “fake friends”, writing: “They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you?”The post was interpreted by some as being anti-Semitic, which sparked Aniston, who had ‘liked’ the post, to publicly denounce it on her Instagram Stories.“This really makes me sick,” Aniston wrote in response to criticism of Foxx’s post. “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 anti-Semitism.
Jamie Foxx is apologizing after an Instagram post he issued was widely criticized for being antisemitic.
Jamie Foxx is apologizing over his since-deleted anti-Semitic post, saying he never meant to offend anyone and clarifying that his post was really about being «betrayed by a fake friend.»The 55-year-old actor took to his social media channels on Saturday to say he wanted to «apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post.» He added, «I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I'm sorry. That was never my intent.»The apology comes one day after the star took to Instagram on Friday and posted a controversial message on his grid and his Story. The post was circulated by a Jewish group, which called out Foxx's post that read, «They killed this dude name[d] Jesus… what do you think they'll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove.»Foxx quickly deleted the post but the backlash was swift.
Sophia Scorziello editor Jamie Foxx has issued an apology for an Instagram post he shared on Friday. The post, which Foxx later clarified was in reference to a personal issue, had been perceived as being antisemitic by some followers. The now-deleted post from Foxx read: “They killed this dude name Jesus … What do you think they’ll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove.” In response to the accusations, Foxx took to Instagram on Saturday, writing “I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post.
Jamie Foxx is offering up an apology after being accused of penning an antisemitic post.
Jamie Foxx issued an apology for sharing an offensive social media message.
has been branded as “antisemitic” after sharing a controversial Instagram post Friday referring to the killing of Jesus Christ — and actress Jennifer Anniston is caught in the crossfire.The since-deleted post by Foxx, a self-proclaimed Christian, alluded to the Biblical crucifixion of Christ, and has elicited backlash for appearing to promote antisemitic myths that Jewish people were responsible for the death of Jesus.“They killed this dude name Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you?” the actor and singer, 55, wrote on the post along with the tags #fakefriends and #fakelove.Before the post was removed, Aniston appeared to “like” it, sparking outcry from her fans and prompting her to release a statement condoning the “horrifically antisemitic message.”“This really makes me sick,” she wrote on her Instagram Story late Friday. “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,” she added.
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