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"Disgraced comedian Roseanne Barr has called Natalie Portman repulsive after the Jacky star declined to accept an Israeli film award last year. The former Roseanne star made the comments in an interview with Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom ahead of her own visit to Israel, during which she will address the Israeli parliament. Barr used the same interview to defend comedian Kevin Hart, who stepped down as this years Oscars host following the resurfacing of old homophobic tweets.
Barr slammed Israeli-born Portman in the interview over her decision not to attend an award ceremony as the recipient of the Genesis Prize Laureate last June. Portman explained on social media that she "did not want to appear as endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to be giving a speech at the ceremony". The Black Swan actress said: [the] mistreatment of those suffering from today's atrocities is simply not in line with my Jewish values. Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power. The ceremony was cancelled as a result."
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"Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the United States with her parents at the age of 3. The star has since become an outspoken critic of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and a leading Jewish voice in opposition to the Israeli Prime Minister, though she has always been careful to note that her criticism is of the PMs policies, not Israel itself."
https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/television/roseanne-barr-calls-natalie-portman-repulsive-over-israeli-prize-refusal-1.815658
malaise
(267,813 posts)K & R
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)Which one of her personalities was it that said this by the way? Again, not that I really care.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Good for her! That was a true activist move!
I thank Roseanne Barr for bringing it to the publics attention.
underpants
(182,277 posts)murielm99
(30,656 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)area51
(11,868 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Voltaire2
(12,626 posts)So we may have to consider her opinion here.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I dont believe Roseanne does, but she certainly has repulsive behavior down cold.