Sarah Silverman, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Rappaport are among those in Hollywood and the larger entertainment and media industries responding to a recent Kanye West tweet repeatedly by the American Defamation League and others.
In a tweet containing West’s now-deleted Twitter statement, which he posted Saturday night, Curtis told the rapper that his “words hurt and incite violence.”
The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. The threat to the Jews once culminated in genocide,” he wrote. “You are a father. Please stop.”
Comedian Sarah Silverman addressed what she describes as the silence from outside the Jewish community following West’s statements. “Kenny threatened Jews on Twitter yesterday and it’s not even trending,” he wrote. “Why are mostly only Jews speaking out against Jew-hatred? The silence is too loud.”
Actor and comedian Michael Rappaport addressed his previous defense of West during his public spat with Pat Davidson, calling the rapper a “crap” and arguing that he is pushing the same rhetoric as U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor. Green and those attending the Unite the Right rally. in Charlottesville.
The comments come after Twitter removed the UK tweet on Saturday for violating the platform’s rules when the rapper wrote that he was going to “3 against death on Jews”.
“The funny thing is that I can’t actually be anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jewish too. You guys have played with me and tried to blackball anyone who opposes your agenda,” He ended the tweet.
Under the Twitter RulesHateful conduct, or promoting violence against other people, threats or harassment based on a variety of factors related to identity, including race, ethnicity, nationality and religious affiliation; Tweets are prohibitedbut also images and handles.
The Hollywood Reporter West has taken to Twitter to comment on the breach.
The comment came after West removed Meta’s Instagram posts for violating the platform’s policies after he posted text messages between himself and fellow rapper P.Daddy, claiming to “show these Jews Ga who told you to call that no one can threaten or influence me.”
A Meta spokesperson confirmed. THR that the company had deleted content from the @kanyewest handle, the rapper’s official Instagram account; While it is still visible, the account has been restricted. Meta applies its user ban policy after repeated violations and may temporarily block users from sharing posts, writing comments, or sending direct messages.
While it’s unclear which rule the tweet or Instagram post violated, they — published alongside West’s controversial Tucker Carlson interview — have been called bigoted and anti-Semitic by multiple outlets outside of Hollywood. , including the ADL, took note of West’s comments. Two separate occasions this past week.
“Power. Disloyalty. Greed. Decisiveness. Blood. Denial. Anti-Zionism. These are all anti-Semitic tropes. ADL’s Sunday statement reads.. “Many of these myths have influenced @KanyeWest’s comments recently, and it’s dangerous.”
On Friday, the American Defamation League also responded to the rapper’s earlier comments and his decision to wear a White Lives Matter shirt.
The behavior displayed by @kanyewest this week is deeply disturbing, dangerous and xenophobic. He has no excuse for spouting white supremacist slogans about Jewish power and classic #antisemitism, especially with the platform he has,” the organization said. Tweeted on October 7..