Julianna Margulies is apologizing for her comments accusing Black and queer people of being anti-Semitic for their support of Palestine amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
The 57-year-old actress came under fire for comments she made on Andy Ostroy’s Nov. 20 episode. Backroom podcast.
“It is these children who are spewing this anti-Semitic hatred, who have no idea if they set foot in an Islamic country; these people who want us to call them they/them, or whatever they want us to call them, which I have respectfully done. It is important to do it: those people are the first to be decapitated and play with their heads as if they were a soccer ball. And are they the ones they support? Terrorists who don’t want women to have their rights? LGBTQ people are executed,” she said.
Julianna then falsely claimed that a “black lesbian club” at Columbia University posted signs that read “No Jews Allowed.” In reality, the signs said “Zionists are not invited,” according to the New York Post.
“As someone who plays a lesbian journalist in The morning program“It offends me more as a lesbian than as a Jew,” she said. “Because I want to tell them, ‘You fucking idiots.’ You don’t exist. You are even lower than the Jews. A. Are you black and B. Are you gay and are you turning your back on the people who support you? Because Jews support everyone.”
On Friday (December 1), Julianna apologized for her offensive comments, which were criticized by many online.
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“I am appalled by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities that I truly love and respect,” she said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “I want to be 100% clear: racism, homophobia, sexism or any prejudice against anyone’s beliefs or personal identity are abhorrent to me, period. Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to combat hate of all kinds, end anti-Semitism, speak out against terrorist groups like Hamas, and forge a united front against discrimination. “I did not intend for my words to sow further division, for which I sincerely apologize.”
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