Julianna Margulies has mentioned that she thinks the Black neighborhood within the US might have been “brainwashed to hate Jews”.
Speaking on The Back Room podcast, the actor, identified for The Morning Show, The Good Wife and ER, was responding to a remark from host Andy Ostroy that “folks hate Jews”. Margulies mentioned that “your complete Black neighborhood” might have been “brainwashed to hate Jews”.
She additionally claimed that the Black and LGBTQ communities weren’t supportive sufficient of Israel following the 7 October assaults.
“It’s these folks [who use they/them pronouns] that would be the first folks beheaded and their heads performed with…like a soccer ball,” she mentioned. “Terrorists who don’t need girls to have their rights, don’t need LGBTQ folks…that is who you’re supporting?”
She additionally went on to say: “There was a movie being proven by this Black lesbian membership on Columbia’s campus, and so they put indicators up that mentioned, ‘No Jews allowed’.”
Margulies might have been referencing a New York Post report {that a} lesbian group dis-invited “Zionists” to a film night time.
“And as somebody who performs a lesbian journalist on The Morning Show,” she continued, “I’m extra offended by it as a lesbian than I’m as a Jew, to be sincere with you.”
Since her feedback went viral, Margulies has reportedly deactivated her X profile and turned off feedback on her Instagram.
The actor performs the journalist Laura Peterson within the Apple TV+ sequence The Morning Show. The program, which additionally stars Jennifer Aniston and Reece Witherspoon, was renewed in May for a fourth season. The third season premiered in September.
Margulies is the newest high-profile determine to search out herself on the centre of consideration after talking out as regards to the Israel-Gaza disaster. Last month, Melissa Barrera was dropped from the upcoming seventh instalment of the Scream franchise after writing an Instagram publish in help of Palestine.
“Gaza is at the moment being handled like a focus camp,” she wrote. “Cornering everybody collectively, with no the place to go, no electrical energy no water. People have learnt nothing from our histories. And identical to our histories, individuals are nonetheless silently watching all of it occur. THIS IS GENOCIDE & ETHNIC CLEANSING.”
Also in November, Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp confronted criticism after a video confirmed him selling stickers that mentioned “Zionism is horny” and “Hamas is Isis”.
