Play video content
The Back Room with Andy Ostroy
Julianna Margulies recently said Black people were “brainwashed” to hate Jews — something she now regrets … and is apologizing over.
The actress, who’s Jewish, made the inflammatory comment late last month on a podcast appearance with Andy Ostroy … where they talked about young people’s overwhelming embrace of Palestine in the Israel-Hamas war — something they chalked up to antisemitism.
Specifically, Margulies mentioned African-Americans and people in the LGBTQ+ community as being wholly misguided in their position on the matter … saying they’d be the first ones to be discriminated against — if not outright killed — in just about any Muslim country.
JM went to express disbelief that Black people, specifically, as a group seemed to be speaking out against Israel/Zionists — which she apparently views as hating on Jews, at large, as well — and then brought up the fact that Jewish people had stood with Blacks during the Civil Rights era … and basically said the same should be done now in return.
She then said that a recent Ken Burns doc on the Holocaust should be mandatory viewing in schools these days — especially for the Black community … whom she suggested either didn’t know the horrid history, or whom she said had probably been taught to “hate Jews.”
It caused a lot of backlash, and on Friday … she folded, saying — “I am horrified by the fact that statements I made on a recent podcast offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect.”
Margulies continued … “I want to be 100% clear: Racism, homophobia, sexism, or any prejudice against anyone’s personal beliefs or identity are abhorrent to me, full stop.”
She added … “Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to combat hate of all kind, end antisemitism, speak out against terrorist groups like Hamas, and forge a united front against discrimination.”
JM finished by saying, “I did not intend for my words to sow further division, for which I am sincerely apologetic.”