LOS ANGELES — A group of 35 pro-Palestinian students, faculty members, legal observers, journalists and activists filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles over its handling of last year’s demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Pro-Palestinian group sues UCLA over its handling of demonstrations The lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles comes days…
Actor David Schwimmer called out celebrities for not standing up to hate speech and antisemitism at the Anti-Defamation League’s “Never Is Now” conference last week. “Plenty of people I respect, even some of my heroes in entertainment, music and sports, have chosen to keep a low profile and sit this one out, including some…
“Friends” star David Schwimmer is urging celebrities to stand up against antisemitism, saying that with his fame comes “privilege,” and “a responsibility to use my voice in moments like this, at a time of danger, bigotry and violence.” “I get that speaking out is hard,” the sitcom star said during a speech at the ADL’s Never is…
I love Jesse Eisenberg. From his wunderkind roles in Roger Dodger and The Squid and the Whale to his twitchy performances in The Social Network and The End of the Tour — and interviews with me and so many others — he’s always been a jolt of energy. Rarely does a celebrity work so hard…
It was a photo shoot like few others: those posing for the camera on this day in Miami aren’t fashion models, at least by trade. But they are models in their own way – models of courage, fortitude and grace, all formed in the crucible of the Holocaust. “It is something that we carry,” said…
I’m sure you’ve seen it: the now-viral AI-generated video of deepfake depictions of Jewish celebrities wearing t-shirts saying “F*ck Kanye” with a middle finger raised. As JTA reported: “A video released on social media on Tuesday shows a wide array of Jewish celebrities, including Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen, wearing a T-shirt with a raised…
Topline A video of celebrities appearing to denounce Kanye West’s antisemitism is circulating social media—but Scarlett Johansson slammed the video in a statement Wednesday, clarifying it is not actually her, while urging the government to pass legislation that limits the use of AI. Johansson has previously criticized what she believed to be an AI imitation…
Top Hollywood stars have banded together to protest Kanye West‘s antisemitism — sort of. A viral video (below) depicts Jewish celebrities such as David Schwimmer, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Scarlett Johansson, Sacha Baron Cohen and others wearing an anti-Kanye T-shirt. Except this protest video was generated using AI. The creator of the video…
UFC President and CEO Dana White criticized mixed martial artist Bryce Mitchell for making antisemitic and homophobic comments on a podcast during which the featherweight also praised former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust. “I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant (stuff) said over the years, but this is probably the worst,”…
President Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. A separate plan announced Wednesday calls for aggressive action to fight antisemitism on college campuses, promising to prosecute offenders and revoke visas for international students…