Jennifer Aniston Responds After 'Liking' Jamie Foxx's 'Horrifically Antisemitic' Post
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Actress Jennifer Aniston is sharing her side of the story in a recent controversy concerning an Instagram post from Jamie Foxx and the possibility that she "liked" the image.
On Friday, Aug. 4, Foxx shared a since-deleted post on Instagram of text that read, "THEY KILLED THIS DUDE NAME JESUS...WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'LL DO TO YOU???! #fakefriends #fakelove."
Many interpreted this as antisemitic, as it promotes the idea of "Jewish deicide" or "the charge that Jews bear eternal responsibility for the death of Jesus Christ," as defined by the American Jewish Committee.
Foxx got major backlash for the post and later deleted it, and Aniston got drawn into the controversy when people started reporting that she'd "liked" the post on Instagram.
In response, Aniston, 54, posted a statement on her Instagram Stories, saying, "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," she added.
Aniston shared her response along with a repost from A Wider Frame, a media site focused on "current events in the Jewish world," which called out Foxx's post as a "horrifically antisemitic message."
After the intense criticism about his post, Foxx also shared an apology and explanation on Instagram.
He wrote: "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."
Foxx, 55, went on, "To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that's what I meant with 'they' not anything more. I only have love in my heart for everyone. I love and support the Jewish community. My deepest apologies to anyone who was offended ❤️❤️❤️. Nothing but love always, Jamie Foxx."
Many of Foxx's friends and fans defended the star and his character, with some noting that the actor's phrasing is common in the Black community without any antisemitic meaning.
One person tweeted, "Any black person growing up in the south will tell you that Jamie Foxx wasn’t referring to Jewish people. 'They killed/lied on/talked about Jesus' simply means 'If Jesus can be betrayed, so can you.' He genuinely meant fake friends/fake people."
After Foxx issued the apology, the A Wider Frame account shared it as well, acknowledging his attempt to make amends.
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