Let’s find out ‘What Was Jamie Lee Curtis Response To Kanye’s Tweets?’ Jamie Lee Curtis recalls how she “burst into tears” after reading Kanye West’s anti-Semitic social media post.
Ye, a musician formerly known as Kanye West, tweeted a few things late on Saturday night that drew criticism. He was banned from Twitter on Sunday for breaking their rules. The in question tweets were perceived as antisemitic and derogatory of Jews.
What Was Jamie Lee Curtis Response To Kanye’s Tweets?
Jamie Lee Curtis talked about how she burst into tears talking about the tweets on the Today Show on Monday.
Jamie Lee Curtis addresses her online response to Kanye West’s anti-Semitic posts on social media, saying West’s posts were “just abhorrent.”
“I hope he gets help,” she said. pic.twitter.com/MJ7ejgMjlq
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 10, 2022
“It’s bad enough that fascism is on the rise around the world. But to pour that into Twitter or a portal? As if Jews haven’t already endured enough hardships, she remarked on Today.
Her actor father Tony Curtis was Jewish, and Curtis posted a tweet denouncing Ye’s antisemitic remarks.
The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Your words hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop. pic.twitter.com/8iFuKwwspw
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) October 9, 2022
See What Other Famous People And Organizations Had To Say About Ye’s Tweets Below
These posts are dangerous, according to the American Jewish Committee’s Instagram post.
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Carly Pidis, the Anti-Defamation League’s director of community engagement, tweeted:
There are more Jews in the world than Kanye West’s twitter followers. He has more than 30 million followers, and there are thought to be 14.8 million Jews. Antisemitic incidents against American Jews are increasing at a historically high rate. His conduct is extremely risky and needs to be condemned.
Kanye West has more twitter followers than there Jews in the world. There are an estimated 14.8 million Jews and he has over 30 million followers. American Jews are experiencing a historic rise in antisemitic incidents. His actions are extremely dangerous and must be called out.
— Carly Pildis (@CarlyPildis) October 9, 2022
John Legend, a musician, wrote on Twitter: “Weird how all these ‘free, independent thinkers’ always land at the same old anti-blackness and anti-semitism.”
Weird how all these “free, independent thinkers” always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 10, 2022
“Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending,” the comedian Sarah Silverman wrote on Twitter. Why do primarily only Jews condemn Jewish hatred? The silence is deafening.
Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending. Why do mostly only Jews speak up against Jewish hate? The silence is so loud
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 9, 2022