Dr. Jackie Walters, star of Bravo‘s Married to Medicine, has issued an apology after backlash over resurfaced comments from 2020 saying Black women “cry wolf” during their pregnancy.
05.12.2023 - 09:17 / foxnews.com
Celebrities have a whole lot to say about the war between Israel and Hamas. Unfortunately, some of it is offensive. Unfortunately, some of it is flat wrong.
Unfortunately, some of it is just plain dumb. Maybe they should think twice before spouting off. It goes without saying that they have every right to share their opinions, even misinformed opinions.
Some are activists who have championed certain issues for years. Others are dilettantes just looking for a little online applause. It’s up to the public — including their fans — to discern the difference.
Julianna Margulies, the Emmy Award-winning actress, was speaking on a podcast when she went way over the top. The star of "The Good Wife," who is Jewish, said "the fact that the entire Black community isn’t standing with us, to me, says either they just don’t know or they’ve been brainwashed to hate Jews." Brainwashed? She also said that gays "will be the first people beheaded and their heads played like a soccer ball on the field" in areas run by Hamas and other Islamic regimes. Oh, and as someone "who plays a lesbian journalist on ‘The Morning Show.’ I am more offended by it as a lesbian than I am as a Jew, to be honest with you." The backlash was immediate.
And the apology came quickly. "I am horrified by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect. I want to be 100% clear: Racism, homophobia, sexism, or any prejudice against anyone’s personal beliefs or identity are abhorrent to me, full stop." She added: "Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to combat hate of all kind, end antisemitism, speak out against terrorist groups like Hamas, and forge a united front against
.Dr. Jackie Walters, star of Bravo‘s Married to Medicine, has issued an apology after backlash over resurfaced comments from 2020 saying Black women “cry wolf” during their pregnancy.
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faced severe backlash after saying that “the entire Black community” may have been “brainwashed to hate Jews”. Margulies also claimed that Black and queer communities were not supportive enough of Israel following the October 7 attacks: “It’s those people [who use they/them pronouns] that will be the first people beheaded and their heads played with…like a soccer ball.”She also went on to say: “There was a film being shown by this Black lesbian club on Columbia’s campus, and they put signs up that said, ‘No Jews allowed’.” She also said “as someone who plays a lesbian journalist on The Morning Show, I’m more offended by it as a lesbian than I am as a Jew, to be honest with you.” The actress has since deleted her X/Twitter profile and turned off comments on Instagram.Now, Margulies has issued an apology for her comments in a statement to Deadline.
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Israel-Hamas war. Sources reportedly told Deadline that Barrera, 33, was let go from the Spyglass Media production due to “her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.”The actress started posting about the conflict last month, writing in one Instagram story, “I too come from a colonized country” beside a Mexican flag logo.
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