Jamie Lee Curtis speaks on the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation Grants Banquet on the Beverly Wilshire resort on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Ye, the musical artist previously often known as Kanye West, shared some tweets late Saturday night time that put him underneath hearth.
On Sunday, he was locked out of Twitter for violating their insurance policies, based on USA As we speak.
The tweets in query have been seen as antisemitic and denigrating of Jewish individuals, as reported by the Deseret Information.
What did Jamie Lee Curtis say about Ye’s antisemitic tweets?
Jamie Lee Curtis talked about how she burst into tears speaking in regards to the tweets on the As we speak Present on Monday.
Jamie Lee Curtis addresses her on-line response to Kanye West’s anti-Semitic posts on social media, saying West’s posts have been “simply abhorrent.”
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 10, 2022
“I hope he will get assist,” she mentioned. pic.twitter.com/MJ7ejgMjlq
“It’s dangerous sufficient that fascism is on the rise all over the world. However on Twitter, on a portal, to pour that in? As if Jewish individuals haven’t had it exhausting sufficient?” she mentioned on As we speak.
Her father Tony Curtis, who can be an actor, was Jewish, and Curtis wrote a tweet condemning Ye’s antisemitic messages.
The holiest day in Judaism was final week. Phrases matter. A menace to Jewish individuals ended as soon as in a genocide. Your phrases harm and incite violence. You're a father. Please cease. pic.twitter.com/8iFuKwwspw
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) October 9, 2022
Right here’s what different celebrities and organizations mentioned about Ye’s tweets
The American Jewish Committee mentioned on Instagram that “These posts are harmful.”
Director of Neighborhood Engagement on the Anti-Defamation League, Carly Pidis tweeted:
Kanye West has extra twitter followers than there Jews on the earth. 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 extraordinarily harmful and have to be known as out.
Kanye West has extra twitter followers than there Jews on the earth. 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 extraordinarily harmful and have to be known as out.
— Carly Pildis (@CarlyPildis) October 9, 2022
Musical artist John Legend tweeted: “Bizarre how all these “free, impartial thinkers” at all times land on the standard anti blackness and anti semitism.”
Bizarre how all these “free, impartial thinkers” at all times land on the standard anti blackness and anti semitism.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 10, 2022
Comic Sarah Silverman tweeted: “Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending. Why do principally solely Jews communicate up in opposition to Jewish hate? The silence is so loud”
Kanye threatened the Jews yesterday on twitter and it’s not even trending. Why do principally solely Jews communicate up in opposition to Jewish hate? The silence is so loud
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 9, 2022