Julianna Margulies is apologizing for some offensive remarks that she mentioned on a podcast just lately.
Let’s take it to the tape: The actor just lately appeared on an episode of the podcast The Again Room With Andy Ostroy, on which at one level the host, Andy Ostroy, claimed that “folks hate Jews” and bizarrely introduced up the difficulty of individuals utilizing “the flawed pronouns on faculty campuses.”
“Oh my god, neglect it,” Julianna replied earlier than making seemingly disparaging feedback about individuals who establish as non-binary, in addition to the LGBTQIA+ group at massive. “It’s these children who’re spewing this antisemitic hate that don’t know in the event that they stepped foot in an Islamic nation — these individuals who need us to name them they/them, or no matter they need us to name them…”
“It’s these those that would be the first folks beheaded and their heads performed with like a soccer ball, like a soccer ball on the sector. And that’s who they’re supporting? Terrorists who don’t need ladies to have their rights? LGBTQ folks get executed.”
Julianna then claimed {that a} “Black lesbian membership” at Columbia College screened a movie and “put indicators up that mentioned, ‘No Jews allowed.’” “As somebody who performs a lesbian journalist on The Morning Present, I’m extra offended by it as a lesbian than I’m as a Jew,” she mentioned.
“As a result of I wanna say to them, ‘You fucking idiots. You don’t exist. You’re even decrease than the Jews. A. You’re Black, and B. You’re homosexual and also you’re turning your again in opposition to the individuals who assist you?’ As a result of Jews, they rally round everyone.”
Julianna went on to criticize Black folks for not “embracing” Jewish folks as a result of “within the civil rights motion, the Jews have been those that walked aspect by aspect with the Blacks to struggle for his or her rights.”
“The truth that your complete Black group isn’t standing with us to me says both they simply don’t know, or they’ve been brainwashed to hate Jews,” she then remarked. Jesus Christ, man.
“Right here’s what kills me,” she then mentioned, earlier than seemingly addressing younger Black folks at massive. “These children are calling Jews colonialists. In the event you’re gonna go along with that argument, children, then get the fuck out of America. As a result of you weren’t right here first. Native Individuals have been right here first and also you owe them an enormous fucking apology.”
So…yeah. Lots of dumb, ignorant issues mentioned, and like clockwork, an apology from Julianna has arrived.
“I’m horrified by the truth that statements I made on a current podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I really love and respect,” she mentioned in an unique assertion to Deadline. “I wish to be 100% clear: Racism, homophobia, sexism, or any prejudice in opposition to anybody’s private beliefs or identification are abhorrent to me, full cease.”
“All through my profession I’ve labored tirelessly to fight hate of all variety, finish antisemitism, converse out in opposition to terrorist teams like Hamas, and forge a united entrance in opposition to discrimination. I didn’t intend for my phrases to sow additional division, for which I’m sincerely apologetic.”
