He’s in hot (holy) water.
Jamie Foxx is facing backlash after sharing an Instagram post about Jesus Christ on Friday that many perceived to be spreading hate against Jews.
The since-deleted post read, “They killed this dude named Jesus … What do you think they’ll do to you?! #fakefriends #fakelove.”
One critic tweeted in response, “I am a Jewish advocate who fights antisemitism. Jamie Foxx’s post was a horrifically antisemitic message rooted in classic blood libel and anti Jewish conspiracy theory.”
They continued, “He has 16.7 million followers. I’m not waiting on him to further expand.”
Another agreed, “Seeing someone like Jamie Foxx post antisemitic content is a sad reminder that Jews can’t just exist like most everyone else. There will always be people who hate us.”
However, others questioned whether there was really anti-Jewish rhetoric in the controversial post.
“How did Jamie Foxx’s post read as antisemitic? (Rhetorical question),” a third person said on Twitter. “It’s so easy to think from your own experiences ..but literally as a Black person raised Christian in Texas as well I know for a fact he was talking about friends and followers betraying you not Jews
