#Maha’s Problematic Post: Can Hollywood Move On?

#Maha’s Problematic Post: Can Hollywood Move On?

Last November, CAA held a town hall on antisemitism, part of a series hosted through CAA’s Amplify Presents program, described as “a network of changemakers” working toward “systemic change for communities of color.” The program was introduced by agent Maha Dakhil, who said it was “focused on fighting antisemitism and promoting allyship.” Next up was…

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#Angelina Jolie Says Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel “Cannot Justify the Innocent Lives Lost in Bombing” in Gaza

#Angelina Jolie Says Hamas Terrorist Attacks in Israel “Cannot Justify the Innocent Lives Lost in Bombing” in Gaza

Angelina Jolie has shared a statement amid the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. The Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram Saturday, writing, “Like millions around the world I have spent the last weeks sick and angry at the terrorist attack in Israel, the death of so many innocent civilians, and wondering how best to help. I too am…

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#Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac and More Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel: “Stand for Our Common Humanity”

#Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac and More Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel: “Stand for Our Common Humanity”

A group of 55 (and counting) Hollywood celebrities have written an open letter to President Joe Biden asking him to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine as the Israel-Hamas War rages on. Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Cate Blanchett, Hasan Minhaj, Jeremy Strong and Joaquin Phoenix, among many…

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#Jessica Seinfeld Opens Good+ Foundation Benefit by Acknowledging the “Suffering of Israelis and Palestinians”

#Jessica Seinfeld Opens Good+ Foundation Benefit by Acknowledging the “Suffering of Israelis and Palestinians”

Wednesday night’s Very Good+ Night of Comedy benefit for Jessica Seinfeld‘s Good+ Foundation was mostly an evening of laughs supplied by stand-up sets from comedians Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Ronny Chieng, Jim Gaffigan and Jerry Seinfeld. But Jessica Seinfeld took time at the top of the event to speak about the Israel–Hamas war that has…

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#‘Euphoria’ Creator Ron Leshem on Israel-Hamas Conflict: “The World Must Prevent Further Escalation” (Guest Column)

#‘Euphoria’ Creator Ron Leshem on Israel-Hamas Conflict: “The World Must Prevent Further Escalation” (Guest Column)

For 14 hours, on Saturday, we were texting with my aunt as she hid in her attic and begged for help that never arrived. She witnessed her neighbors, whole families with children and babies, bound and killed on their lawns. Children were shot in their mothers’ arms, then the mothers were taken hostage. Other children were taken…

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#Wallace Shawn Calls for End of “Massacring” in Israel-Gaza Conflict at D.C. Rally: “I Don’t Really Believe in Revenge”

#Wallace Shawn Calls for End of “Massacring” in Israel-Gaza Conflict at D.C. Rally: “I Don’t Really Believe in Revenge”

Wallace Shawn has called the latest chapter in the deadly Israeli-Palestinian conflict a “massacring” of innocent people. The Toy Story and The Princess Bride actor shared his stance on the ongoing conflict while appearing at a rally in Farragut Square, D.C., on Monday. Led by the American Jewish groups If Not Now and Jewish Voice for…

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