Key takeaways:
- Julianna Margulies made comments on a podcast that were widely criticized as insensitive and inappropriate.
- The comments included her belief that the “entire Black community” may have been “brainwashed to hate Jews” and her warning about what would happen to a queer person who “stepped foot in an Islamic country.”
- The backlash to Margulies’ comments has been swift and fierce, with many people calling for her to apologize and take responsibility for her words.
Actor Julianna Margulies has come under fire for comments she made on a Nov. 20 episode of actor/producer Andy Ostroy’s “Back Room” podcast. The comments, which went viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, included her belief that the “entire Black community” may have been “brainwashed to hate Jews” and her warning about what would happen to a queer person who “stepped foot in an Islamic country.”
The conversation was on the war in the Gaza Strip and Ostroy brought up “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” a 2022 documentary by Ken Burns. Margulies asserted that Black people should be completely supporting Israel but have been “brainwashed to hate Jews.” She said, “It should be mandatory watching, especially for the Black community, if I may, because Hitler got his entire playbook from the Jim Crow South.”
Margulies has since released a statement to Deadline saying, “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.”
The backlash to Margulies’ comments has been swift and fierce, with many people calling for her to apologize and take responsibility for her words. The comments have been widely criticized as insensitive and inappropriate.
It remains to be seen how Margulies will respond to the criticism and whether she will make any further statements. In the meantime, many people are calling for her to take responsibility for her words and apologize for any hurt she may have caused.
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