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Actress Debra Messing faced significant backlash after posting offensive and Islamophobic comments about New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani, criticizing his support for Palestine and sharing memes calling him a 'jihadist' and 'Jew hater,' which critics labeled as deeply Islamophobic and inappropriate.
Debra Messing faced social media backlash after sharing an Islamophobic Instagram story targeting NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who ultimately won the election. Despite the controversy, Mamdani, a Muslim Democrat, became the youngest NYC mayor at 34.
Debra Messing has been actively posting Islamophobic and misinformation content on her Instagram Story against NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, advocating instead for Andrew Cuomo, amid the NYC mayoral race where Mamdani is leading in polls.
Over 450 Jewish individuals in the entertainment industry, including Debra Messing and Julianna Margulies, have denounced "The Zone of Interest" director Jonathan Glazer's controversial Oscars acceptance speech about the Israel-Hamas war. They refuted the use of their Jewishness to draw moral equivalence between the Nazi regime and Israel, and criticized Glazer for distorting history and fueling anti-Jewish hatred. Glazer's speech has sparked backlash from high-profile Jewish entertainers and the Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation, with some condemning his use of the Holocaust to criticize Israel.
Jewish stars, including Debra Messing and Eli Roth, join 450 Jewish creatives and Hollywood executives in denouncing director Jonathan Glazer for his Oscars speech, in which he drew parallels between the Holocaust and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The open letter criticizes Glazer for equating Hamas's actions with Israel's self-defense and distorting history, while also condemning the use of Jewish identity and the Holocaust to justify the occupation. Glazer's speech has sparked a heated debate within the Jewish community and Hollywood, with both condemnation and support for his remarks.
Debra Messing revealed at The Magic of Will & Grace panel at The Paley Center for Media how she faced sexism over the size of her breasts during the first run of the show. The then-NBC president wanted her to have "big boobs," but Messing refused to wear chicken cutlets to enhance her natural breast size. She stood up for herself and every woman on the show by setting a tone that sexism had no place on the set.