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Khloe Kardashian became the first member of her famed family to allude to the ongoing anti-Semitism scandal swirling around Kanye West after a racist display in Los Angeles over the weekend caught the attention of many celebs.
Khloe, 38, reposted a statement from Jessica Seinfeld that read, ‘I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.’
It came after anti-Semitic banners reading, ‘Kanye is right about the Jews,’ were hung from a Los Angeles freeway on Saturday following the rapper declaring war against Jewish people earlier this month.
The latest: Khloe Kardashian, 38, became the first member of the famed family to allude to the ongoing anti-Semitism scandal swirling around Kanye West, 43, after a racist display over the weekend caught the attention of many celebs
A group of about five people from the Goyim Defense League, a group that spreads conspiracy theories about Jews, gathered in hats and masks while hovering around a series of anti-Semitic banners on the 405 freeway.
The group appeared to support West after his now-deleted Tweet from October 9 read: ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.’
Group members were seen tossing up the Nazi salute as drivers read the signs: ‘Honk if you know… Kayne is right about the Jews… GOYIM TV.TV. REV 3:9, John 8:44.’
West has recently been vocal about anti-Semitic content and conspiracy theories on social media and media appearances.
Khloe reposted a statement from Jessica Seinfeld that read, ‘I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people’
An anti-Semitic group was seen hovering over a series of banners on a Los Angeles freeway while praising Kanye West’s recent war against Jews. The Saturday sighting went viral on social media
West sent a disturbing tweet where he suggested he would be ‘going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE’
Khloe was one of a number of celebs to share Jessica Seinfeld’s post, as others included Julianne Moore, Amy Schumer, Amanda Kloots and Kathy Hilton.
Jennifer Aniston shared a shot of the demonstrators in Los Angeles photoshopped atop scores of people saluting Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
Accompanying text read, ‘The neo Nazis are doing a Nazi salute – a greeting gesture which was used during the Holocaust to signal obedience to Adolf Hitler.’
Aniston also reposted a tweet from political commentator Ana Navarro that read, ‘Mental illness is not an excuse for bigotry and anti-Semitism. Period.’
Jennifer Aniston shared multiple posts on her Instagram condemning West’s actions and the actions they have emboldened from others
Ariel Winter questioned the display, writing, ‘What in the F*** LA????????????’
Dan Levy said, ‘F*** this ignorant, dangerous bulls***’
Ariel Winter wrote, ‘What in the F*** LA????????????’ while Dan Levy said, ‘F*** this ignorant, dangerous bulls***.’
Sara Sampaio said the display was ‘f***ing disgusting,’ adding, ‘Kanye is a danger to society and so are these people.’
Sofia Richie reposted the shot asking, ‘So how long can we make excuses????’ presumably speaking about West.
Sarah Silverman shared the shot with the caption, ‘Lemme guess: Still not time to get scared’
Florence Pugh said, ‘Absolutely appalling,’ on her Instagram story while sharing the photo of the banners on the freeway.
Sara Sampaio said the display was ‘f***ing disgusting,’ adding, ‘Kanye is a danger to society and so are these people’
Sarah Michelle Gellar reposted the shot questioning why Adidas has not come out against West yet
Sofia Richie reposted the shot asking, ‘So how long can we make excuses????’ presumably speaking about West
Florence Pugh said, ‘Absolutely appalling,’ on her Instagram story while sharing the photo of the banners on the freeway
Reese Witherspoon took to Twitter saying, ‘Anti-Semitism in any form is deplorable. In person. Online. Doesn’t matter where. It’s hate and it’s unacceptable.
‘Completely understand why my Jewish friends/colleagues are frightened for their families. This is a very scary time.’
In a lengthier post, Zoë Buckman posted the horrific photo on Instagram while referencing West’s collaboration with Adidas that is currently ‘under review’ amid his recent controversies.
‘This is LA October 22nd,’ Buckman wrote. ‘We should stop waiting for a statement or action from @adidas – it’s insulting at this point. We know how PR machines work & how quickly [folks] can put out a response if they feel motivated too.’
Buckman continued: ‘We should stop waiting for the so-called allies to speak up about the wave of antisemitism coming from the right AND left. We should galvanize & engage with our cultural & ethnic pride as Jews in the diaspora.
Sarah Silverman shared the shot with the caption, ‘Lemme guess: Still not time to get scared’
Jamie Chung said that ‘the growing anti-Semitism in this country is a real problem’
Isla Fisher said that she was ‘disappointed’ to see West use his large platform to ‘perpetuate hate and pure stupidity’
‘I know we’ve had to hide time & time again & I understand the self-loathing that generations, centuries, actually, of persecution can instill in us, but other marginalized groups have pride: where’s ours.
‘If you’re Jewish: I see you. I’m with you. If you’re not, and you want to turn a blind eye, get out my f****** way.’
Isla Fisher said that she was ‘disappointed’ to see West use his large platform to ‘perpetuate hate and pure stupidity.’
She added: ‘This is right outside our door on the 405 freeway in LA and scary as hell.’ She encouraged people to speak out against anti-Semitism.
Jamie Chung also encouraged people to ‘call it out when you see it,’ adding that ‘the growing anti-Semitism in this country is a real problem.’
SNL star Chloe Fineman reposted a post that read, ‘Kanye is just a troll, it’s not like anyone is taking him seriously’ with the response, ‘Are you sure?
Reese Witherspoon said that West’s rhetoric was making for a ‘very scary time’ for Jewish people
SNL star Chloe Fineman reposted a post that read, ‘Kanye is just a troll, it’s not like anyone is taking him seriously’ with the response, ‘Are you sure?
Zoë Buckman was among those who shared their disgust with the signs on social media
Comedian Amy Schumer also chimed in on Sunday with a photo that read: ‘I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.
In the caption, Schumer added a question for discussion: ‘If you don’t know what to post. Let’s start with this. In the comments. Do you know what the Jewish community is afraid this will lead to? 1 in 2 people don’t know the holocaust happened. Stand up.’
The post by Schumer was also seen reposted by various others, including Jessica Seinfeld, who added the caption: ‘If you don’t know what to say, you can just say this in your feed.’
West previously said in an interview with Piers Morgan on October 19 that he ‘absolutely’ doesn’t regret his anti-Semitic comments but offered a half-hearted apology.
‘I will say I’m sorry for the people that I hurt with the death con [comments],’ West said on the British talk show, ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored.’
‘I feel like I caused hurt and confusion. And I’m sorry for the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been through, and that I used my platform where you say hurt people hurt people. I was hurt.’
West previously said in an interview with Piers Morgan on October 19 that he ‘absolutely’ doesn’t regret his anti-Semitic comments but offered a half-hearted apology
Kanye West has hired Camille Vasquez who famously defended Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, to handle his business interests
Earlier this month the rapper wrote in a tweet: ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.’
Deafcon – also known as defense readiness condition – is an alert used by the US Armed Forces to indicate how quickly the military can be deployed during deadly emergencies and attacks.
The rapper’s Twitter account was later suspended.
In the interview with Morgan, West clarified that he wanted to apologize to the Jews who did nothing wrong. West’s comments were specifically geared towards Jewish Hollywood executives for their treatment of Black entertainers.
While the ex-husband of Kim Kardashian has been known to have unpredictable outbursts on social media – he was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder in 2016 – his rants have become more frequent this year.
Recently, West hired Camille Vasquez, the attorney who defended Johnny Depp, to handle his business interests.
Vasquez, who gained national attention due to her representation of Depp in his heated defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard, will be among the lawyers at the Brown Rudnick firm now working with West, TMZ reports.
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