Jennifer Aniston fires back after appearing to ‘like’ Jamie Foxx’s ‘horrifically antisemitic’ Instagram post

Jamie Foxx has been branded as “antisemitic” after sharing a controversial Instagram put up Friday referring to the killing of Jesus Christ — and actress Jennifer Anniston is caught within the crossfire.

The since-deleted put up by Foxx, a self-proclaimed Christian, alluded to the Biblical crucifixion of Christ, and has elicited backlash for showing to promote antisemitic myths that Jewish folks have been chargeable for the demise of Jesus.

“They killed this dude title Jesus… what do you assume they’ll do to you?” the actor and singer, 55, wrote on the put up together with the tags #fakefriends and #fakelove.

Earlier than the put up was eliminated, Aniston appeared to “like” it, sparking outcry from her followers and prompting her to launch an announcement condoning the “horrifically antisemitic message.”

“This actually makes me sick,” she wrote on her Instagram Story late Friday. “I didn’t ‘like’ this put up on goal or by chance.”

“And extra importantly, I wish to be clear to my buddies and anybody damage by this exhibiting up of their feeds — I do NOT assist any type of antisemitism,” she added. “And I really don’t tolerate HATE of any form. Interval.”

Aniston didn’t say how her title got here up as a “liker” of Foxx’s put up if she didn’t intentionally or unintentionally prefer it. It’s attainable {that a} screenshot of the picture had been doctored to incorporate her title.

The Submit has reached out to reps for Foxx and Aniston for remark.

Foxx’s put up sparked controversy on-line, as customers debated whether or not his statements have been rooted in hate.

“I’m a Jewish advocate who fights antisemitism. Jamie Foxx’s put up was a horrifically antisemitic message rooted in basic blood libel and anti-Jewish conspiracy concept,” one person tweeted. “He has 16.7 million followers. I’m not ready on him to additional develop.”

“The road ‘they killed Jesus’ has been used to assault Jewish folks for hundreds of years,” wrote another person. “I’m guessing Jamie Foxx was referring to Judas, and never ‘the Jews’, however I don’t know why anybody would assume it’s a stretch to assume it was an antisemitic assertion.”

However not everybody decried Foxx’s sentiments — one individual argued that the “They Cloned Tyrone” actor was referring to ” pretend buddies” because it didn’t point out Jewish folks in any respect.

“How did Jamie Foxx’s put up learn as antisemitic? (Rhetorical query),” the X, formerly known as Twitter, user wrote. “It’s really easy to assume from your individual experiences ..however actually as a Black individual raised Christian in Texas as properly I do know for a truth he was speaking about buddies and followers betraying you not Jews.”

Foxx’s remarks comply with his months-long stint within the hospital on account of an undisclosed medical emergency, which he described as “hellish” in a video posted final month.

“I went via one thing I assumed I’d by no means, ever undergo,” Foxx mentioned on the time.

“I do know lots of people have been ready or wanting to listen to an replace, however to be sincere with you, I didn’t need you to see me like that, man,” he continued, including that he needed his followers to see him “laughing, having a superb time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a film or tv present.”

“I didn’t need you to see me with tubes operating out of me and attempting to determine if I used to be going to make it via,” he mentioned.