Jamie Foxx, an actor, issued an apology to the Jewish community on Saturday after it was claimed that his cryptic Instagram post about ‘fake friends’ encouraged antisemitism.
‘I sincerely regret any offense my post may have caused the Jewish community and anyone else. I’m sorry; I now realize that my word choice offended someone. I never intended to do that.
Foxx penned the following in a now-deleted post: “THEY KILLED THIS DUDE NAME JESUS…DO YOU BELIEVE THEY WILL DO TO YOU? phony love and fake buddies.
What caused the post is unknown.
Foxx’s initial tweet was posted by A Wider Frame, a publication that claims to offer ‘a better overall understanding and scope of Jewish world news,’
and that labeled it as ‘horrifically antisemitic.’ After receiving criticism for appearing to like Foxx’s post, actress Jennifer Aniston re-posted A Wider Frame.
Aniston expressed her disgust in a story on Instagram. ‘This really makes me sick,’ she said. ‘I didn’t accidentally or on intentionally ‘like’ this post.
Furthermore, I want to make it absolutely clear to my friends and anyone who might be offended by this being in their
feed that I do not support any form of antisemitism. And I sincerely do not tolerate any form of HATE. Period.’
Foxx added that his message was intended for a ‘fake friend’ who abandoned him when he was recovering from an undisclosed medical emergency.
That is all ‘they’ meant to me, nothing more, he wrote. I only have love for everyone in my heart. I adore and stand behind the Jewish people. I sincerely apologize to anyone I offended.
Many individuals defended Foxx, some claiming that it was a reference to a term frequently used by the Black community.
‘Any Black person from the South who grew up will tell you that Jamie Foxx wasn’t talking about Jews. Simply said, ‘They killed, lied about,
and talked about Jesus’ indicates ‘If Jesus can betray you, so can you.’ He really did mean to say phony pals or fake individuals. It’s ridiculously quick to reach,’ one user tweeted.
Jamie Foxx is a great person, therefore it was only natural for him to apologize for maybe offending people.
But it was certainly misinterpreted in the most careless manner imaginable, like in the question, ‘Was the ‘fake friends’ hashtag only visible for some folks??’ one more tweeted.
‘When I first read Jamie Foxx’s essay, I was only curious as to what his phony pals had done to him. That’s all,’ read a different tweet.