Jennifer Aniston has declared in a candid new interview that she’s “so exaggerated to cancel the culture” — just weeks after she was branded “Karen” for throwing Jamie Foxx under the bus amid his anti-Semitism frenzy.
The Friends actress, 54, was criticized by some fans who defended Foxx on social media after he posted an angry Instagram post with illusions of anti-Semitism that appeared to have been “liked” by her own Instagram account. The star quickly denounced and denied any connection to it.
Speak with the Wall Street JournalAniston weighed in on people canceling famous figures for mistakes — saying not everyone should be put in the same basket as convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein.
She said, ‘I’m so done canceling the culture. I probably just got canceled saying that. I just don’t understand what it means. Is there no redemption? Don’t know. I’m not putting everyone in Harvey Weinstein’s basket.’
Fans on Twitter were quick to praise her thoughts on cancellation culture, claiming “just three weeks ago she wanted Jamie foxx canceled.”
New interview: Jennifer Aniston has declared in a candid new interview that she’s “so exaggerated to cancel culture” — just weeks after she was branded “Karen” for throwing Jamie Foxx under the bus amid his anti-Semitism frenzy
Storm: The Friends actress, 54, was criticized by some fans who defended Foxx on social media after he posted an angry Instagram post with illusions of anti-Semitism that appeared to have been “liked” by her own Instagram account. The star quickly denounced and denied any connection to it
Another wrote, “Isn’t this the same Jennifer Aniston who cut ties with friends and relatives because they wouldn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, and the same Jennifer Aniston who tried to denounce Jamie Foxx a few weeks ago? ‘
A third typed, “I’m sorry Jamie Foxx.”
In the interview, Aniston also revealed that she took steps to protect herself during a meeting with Weinstein years ago — who is currently serving a multi-year prison sentence for rape and assault convictions.
She said, “He’s not a man, you’re like, ‘God, I can’t wait to hang out with Harvey.’ Never. You were kind of like, “Oh God, okay, suck it up.” I remember he came to see me before a movie to pitch a movie to me. And I remember that I deliberately let someone spend the night in my caravan.’
Weinstein told Aniston, “She never had any awkward moments with me.”
Weinstein, now 71, was found guilty of rape and two other counts of sexual assault brought by an unknown Russian-born, Italy-based model, named Jane Doe 1 in December 2022.
Weinstein was already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York on separate rape and assault charges when he was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and foreign object sexual penetration of an unnamed Russian-born Italian model.
The interview comes after Aniston disabled her Instagram comments after an account under her name hit the like button on a controversial Foxx post that contained allusions to anti-Semitism.
She said, ‘I’m so done canceling the culture. I probably just got canceled saying that. I just don’t understand what it means. Is there no redemption? Don’t know. I’m not putting everyone in Harvey Weinstein’s basket
Past: In the interview, Aniston also revealed that she took steps to protect herself during a meeting with Weinstein years ago — who is currently serving a multi-year prison sentence for rape and assault convictions (seen when Weinstein left in 2002)
The brouhaha started on Aug. 4 when the Any Give Sunday actor, 55, posted an angry message that read, “They killed this guy named Jesus… what do you think they’ll do to you???!” followed by the hashtags #fakefriends and #fakelove.
A report using Aniston’s name appeared to “like” the comments, which were subsequently labeled anti-Semitic by a number of observers.
“Actor Jamie Foxx posts a horrifying anti-Semitic message to his 16.7 million followers,” wrote the A Wide Frame account, noting the offensive post.
For centuries, Jews have been blamed for Jesus’ death, and the alleged murder has been used as an excuse for oppression and violence against them.
The Morning Show star, caught up in the controversy, was quick to denounce it and denied any connection to it in her Instagram Stories, saying, “This is really making me sick.”
Controversy: The controversy started when Jewish group A Wider Frame labeled Jamie’s now-deleted post as anti-Semitic and someone named Jennifer Aniston “liked” it. The Morning Show actress denied any connection and denounced anti-Semitism
Apologies: Jamie, who is recovering from a health issue, apologized for his choice of words and clarified the meaning of the previous post, explaining that he was calling out a ‘fake friend’ and not the Jewish community
Vouch: Jamie’s friend Adam Weitsman was quick to defend himself, writing, “I would always vouch for you…”
The Emmy-winning actress immediately denied having had any interaction with Foxx’s controversial post.
“I didn’t ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident,” says Aniston, whose name appears on dozens of fan accounts on social media.
The Break-Up star stressed that she harbors no animosity towards the Jewish people and opposes racism in the strongest sense.
And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this by seeing this on their feeds: I do NOT support anti-Semitism of any kind,” she said. And I truly do not tolerate any form of HATE. Period of time.’
On Saturday morning, Foxx, who was recovering from hospitalization and health issues, attempted to rectify the situation by writing his own explanation on his now-deleted post.
“I want to apologize to the Jewish community and to anyone who has been offended by my post,” the Django Unchained star said. “I now know that my chosen words have been offensive and I’m sorry.”
The Ray actor said his intention was to express a personal complaint, and that he had nothing to do with Jewish people.
“That was never my intention.” To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant by ‘she’ and nothing else,” he said. “I have only love in my heart for everyone. I love and support the Jewish community.
My deepest apologies to anyone who was offended. Always nothing but love, Jamie Foxx.’