Jamie Lee Curtis; Kanye West.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty; Brad Barket/Getty
Jamie Lee Curtisis reflecting on howshe “burst into tears"upon reading an antisemitic post on social media fromKanye West.
While promotingHalloween Endson theTodayshow Monday morning, the 63-year-old actress toldHoda Kotbthat she “woke up and burst into tears” upon reading the since-deleted post from West, 45, in which he wrote, in part, that he was going to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”
Curtis, who hadresponded on social mediaSunday, said duringthe emotionalTodayinterview, “‘DEFCON 3 on Jewish people?’ What are you doing?”
“I mean, it’s bad enough that fascism is on the rise around the world,” she told Kotb, 58. “But on Twitter, on a portal, to pour that in? As if Jewish people haven’t had it hard enough?”
The actress — whose father, late actorTony Curtis, was the son of Hungarian-Jewish emigrants — said she “woke up and I thought, ‘My grandparents?’ " upon reading West’s post.
“It’s just abhorrent. It’s abhorrent behavior. I hope he gets help. I hope his children get help from him. It’s terrible,” she continued, through tears.
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Touching on what Kotb referred to as “a ton of reactions” to West’s post, Curtis said, “And if we aren’t reacting, who are we?”
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“What does it say about people who aren’t reacting? Who woke up and read that and thought, ‘Oh, what are you having for breakfast?’ It’s a big concern,” she added.
In her original response to West’s post, Curtis tweeted on Sunday, “The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Yourwords hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop.”
Instagramrestricted the Grammy winner’s accountand deleted content from his page after he violated the platform’s rules and guidelines, according toCNN, although a Meta spokesperson did not confirm to either outlet what content violated their rules.
The American Jewish Committee also called out West’s language forperpetuating “anti-Semitic tropes like greed and control,“writing in a statement, in part, “Kanye Westshould figure out how to make a point without using antisemitism. Over the last week, the musician has fomented hatred of Jews.”
source: people.com
