Many celebrities have taken a stance against antisemitism following some incendiary statements from Ye West. Over the past weeks, the rapper has tweeted and talked about the Jewish community in different interviews, spreading conspiracy theories, and dangerous misinformation.
In a now removed tweet, Ye said he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE.” In an interview with Piers Morgan, he apologized to the people he hurt yet didn’t take his statements back.
Various celebrities have made public statements on the matter and have decried all forms of hate-speech, among them, Ye’s ex wife Kim Kardashian, her sister, Khloé Kardashian, and more. West has also been dropped by his agency, CAA, his frequent collaborator Balenciaga, and the publication Vogue.
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Kardashian took to Twitter to share her thoughts and to call out antisemitism. “Hate speech is never OK or excusable,” she wrote. “I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
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Khloe Kardashian shared an Instagram story that read “I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.“
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“If you don’t know what to post. Let’s start with this,” Amy Schumer wrote on her Instagram. “In the comments. Do you know what the Jewish community is afraid this will lead to? 1 in 2 people don’t know the holocaust happened. Stand up. I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.“
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Florence Pugh shared photos of protests in Los Angeles that supported West’s statements. “Any form of hate speech only encourages, it grows and spreads like a disease,” she wrote in her stories. “Any whisper of anti-semitism is dangerous and needs to be addressed and taken down.”
© GettyImagesReese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon made her stance clear on Twitter. “Anti-semitism in any form is deplorable. In person. Online. Doesn’t matter where. It’s hate and it’s unacceptable,” she wrote. ““Completely understand why my Jewish friends/ colleagues are frightened for their families. This is a very scary time.”
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Gwyneth Paltrow shared an Instagram post that offered support for Jewish friends and community, adding, “And my Jewish family.“
