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A recent Jamie Foxx Instagram post has stirred controversy over its seemingly antisemitic undertone. The cryptic post calling out "fake" friends appeared to endorse the biblical anti-Semitic belief that Jews are collectively responsible for the killing of Jesus.
The message, which was posted on Foxx's profile on August 4 and subsequently deleted after drawing backlash, read:
"They killed this dude named Jesus... What do you think they'll do to you? #fake friends #fake love."
Although the post lacked context, it was still deemed anti-Semitic. It has stunned netizens, who wondered if the actor had "Gone full Kanye on us?"
The reference was in connection to the troubled rap artist Kanye West, who was penalized after posting several antisemitic tropes on his social media accounts, endorsing antisemitic conspiracy theories with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and later threatening violence against Jews.
In the wake of the remarks, West lost millions of dollars in brand endorsements, cutting down his impressive billion-dollar net worth to $500 million.
Jamie Foxx's seemingly anti-Semitic post comes amid growing attacks against the Jewish community
The troubling post came shortly after Jamie Foxx took to Instagram to update his 16 million followers about his recovery after suffering an undisclosed medical scare that left him hospitalized for weeks. He said:
“I went through something that I thought I would never, ever go through. I know a lot of people were waiting and you know wanting to hear updates, but to be honest with you, I just didn’t want you to see me like that, man. I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was gonna make it through.”
Following the admission, Foxx was inundated with support from stars and fans who expressed relief that he had made it through the scare. The thousands of supportive comments highlighted his likeability among fans and fellow actors.
However, the recent anti-Semitic post has left people aghast, considering the remarks come amid the growing number of attacks against the Jewish community. The since-deleted post from Foxx had one social media user wondering if he has been hacked by Kanye West. A Twitter user wrote:
“Did Kanye hack Jamie Foxx’s Instagram account?”
Several netizens had a seemingly hard time reconciling that the post was penned by Jamie Foxx.
Echoing the statement in the shade room comment section, another user wrote:
“Ok, Jamie we’re trying to get people to believe you are the real Jamie. These types of cryptic messages are not the way to go.. too soon.”
Another opined:
“Some ain’t right, he tryna tell it without tryna tell it.”
Actress, Jennifer Aniston, was also dragged into the controversy after she was caught liking the comedian's post. Aniston, who was called out for liking the seemingly anti semitic post, issued a statement decrying the twisted narrative of the story. She said:
"This really makes me sick. I did not 'like' 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 fees – I do NOT support any form of antisemitism. I truly don't tolerate HATE of any kind. Period."
Meanwhile, Jamie Foxx has yet to comment on the incident.
