Jamie Lee Curtis is an industry veteran who has been active in Hollywood for more than four decades. In the late 70s, Curtis established herself as a scream queen with ‘Halloween.’ She has since appeared in several successful films that have grossed in excess of US$2.3 billion at the box office.
Curtis is also known for her outspoken nature and she has decided to call out Kanye West for his anti-semitic tweets this time. Ye became active on the micro-blogging site after he was restricted by Instagram over his problematic statements. Let’s find out what Curtis said.
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Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Out Kanye West For His Tweets
Curtis has joined the list of celebrities from Hollywood who has called out Kanye West for his anti-semitic tweets. Ye has been active on the micro-blogging site ever since he was ousted from Instagram.
“The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Your words hurt and incite violence.” she wrote. “You are a father. Please stop.”
The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Your words hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop. pic.twitter.com/8iFuKwwspw
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) October 9, 2022
The comments come right after Twitter removed the rapper’s tweet on Saturday for violating the platform’s rules after he wrote he was going to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”
“The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,” he had tweeted. Ye is active on Twitter after his Instagram handle was restricted for he repeatedly violated the platform’s rules.
Several Celebrities Have Called Out Ye
Comedian Sarah Silverman has also called out the silence of people outside the Jewish community after West’s comments. “Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending,” she wrote. “Why do mostly only Jews speak up against Jewish hate? The silence is so loud.”
Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport also called the rapper a “creep” and talked about his previous defense of West during his public spat with Pete Davidson.
The Creative Community for Peace has also condemned the ‘Donda‘ rappers’ remarks. “In the past week, Ye has spread some of the most vile and age-old stereotypes about Jews to his hundreds of millions of followers,” the organization said.
They continued, “There should be no place for this kind of hate in our public discourse. We support every entertainer’s right to free speech, but no one has a free pass to target and demonize a minority group with such malice.”
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