Actors Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston had to face backlash on the internet after Jamie shared an Instagram post which many considered to be an antisemitic message. The post was taken down later and also the actors separately took to social media to apologize to the community. Jamie Foxx also clearly explained what he meant through the post.
The Ray star was faced with health troubles back in April. He was undergoing some medical treatment for some health-related issues. Foxx was shooting the Netflix movie ‘Back in Action’ at the same time. The actor made a return on social media to thank everyone for their love and blessing. Now here’s more about the post shared by the actor that was called antisemitic.
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Jamie Foxx Apologizes After Facing Anti-Semitic Accusations
The Hollywood star Jamie Foxx made the controversial post that was mistakenly identified as anti-Semitic on August 4. “They killed this dude named Jesus… What do you think they’ll do to you???!” the message on the post said. This was followed by the hashtags ‘fake friends’ and ‘fake love’. Soon netizens picked up the Instagram post as antisemitic. And the post was also later deleted.
The following day, the ‘Django Unchained’ actor also posted an apology on Instagram. “I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post. I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I’m sorry. That was never my intent,” the actor wrote. Foxx also explained that he was “betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not anything more“.
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Jennifer Aniston Apologizes For Liking The Post
The ‘Friends’ fame Jennifer Aniston had liked Jamie 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 antisemitism. And I truly don’t tolerate HATE of any kind. Period,” the actress shared through an Instagram story. The apology came after a Jewish news organization shared the post showing Aniston’s like on it.
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