Jamie Foxx deletes and apologizes for post that was seemingly antisemitic

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Jamie Foxx attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Day Shift" at Regal LA Live on August 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Friday night (Aug. 04, 2023), Jamie Foxx posted a cryptic message on Instagram that was nearly immediately read as antisemitic by many.

Foxx wrote, โ€œThey killed this dude name Jesusโ€ฆ what do you think theyโ€™ll do to you?โ€ followed by the hashtags #fakefriends and #fakelove. Hours later, the actor apologized to โ€œthe Jewish community and everyone offended by my postโ€ and clarified that his post was about a betrayal by a โ€œfake friend.โ€

Jennifer Aniston was also compelled to issue her own apology after Jewish news outlet A Wider Frame captured screenshots that appear to show she both liked โ€” then unliked โ€” Foxxโ€™s original post.

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Jamie Foxx attends the 2022 Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on August 19, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Foxxโ€™s entire apology reads: โ€œI want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post. I now know my choice of words have caused offense and Iโ€™m sorry. That was never my intent. To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and thatโ€™s what I meant with โ€˜theyโ€™ not anything more.โ€

He continued, โ€œI only have love in my heart for everyone. I love and support the Jewish community. My deepest apology to anyone who was offended. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ.โ€

The actor signed off, โ€œNothing but love always, Jamie Foxx โค๏ธ๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿ™.โ€

Foxxโ€™s post has been called into question as it raises the concept of Jewish deicide, which blames Jews as a people for killing Jesus. The idea has been the backbone of antisemitic beliefs and movements for centuries. Christian churches have long decried the idea, but it still persists.

However, Foxxโ€™s apology indicates that promoting the idea was not necessarily Foxxโ€™s intent. In the traditional story of Jesus, he was betrayed by a follower named Judas before being killed by the Roman Empire. The use of โ€œJudasโ€ as a term for someone who betrays their friend has permeated pop culture as a synonym for a traitor or โ€œfake friend.โ€

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Jamie Foxx attends the European Premiere of Creed III at Cineworld Leicester Square on February 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)

Foxx isnโ€™t the only one in hot water following the post. Aniston surprised some when she appeared to like and then unlike his message, leading to her issuing her statement following the subsequent outcry. In her statement, she denies liking the post, even by accident.

She wrote in an Instagram story, โ€œThis really makes me sick. I did not โ€˜likeโ€™ this post on purpose or by accident. And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this showing up in their feeds โ€” I do NOT support antisemitism. And I truly donโ€™t tolerate HATE of any kind. Period.โ€


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