Halle is Berry Sorry About Anti-Semitic Remark

She actually said that? Damn, she’s going to get a lot of HATE for that. LMAO.

This is an anti-semitic comment? She just said she looked like her Jewish cousin. What’s anti-semitic about that? Please.

she is very stupid (and ugly)
and not all the Jewish have a huge nose.
i am a Jewish and i find that very insulting and no i dont have a big nose.
stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Halle Berry is not an actress because of her intelligence, and we all know that!

here in england halle appeared on the chris moyles radio show and accused the host, chris moyles of being racist because they did a skit and he said ‘he was a big fat black american cop’ (hes an english white fat man).

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LMAO, I remember that. When she was promoting X3. What a stupid hypocrite.

Jewish people DO have big noses. And they’re short. Not 100% but for the most part.

Get over yourselves. If her ass had looked flat and she’d said she looked like a white woman everyone would be fine.

Grow up you whiney little pricks.

It’s not like she said she bought that dress for a good price because she jewed down the store clerk.

she needs to just shut up and go away.tired of her.she thinks she can get away with saying ignorant stuff because she is pregnant.pretty.academy winner.no.she should get called out in the media for her comments.

Oh, c’mon. Surely Halle *NOSE* better than that. She should have said “And this is *my* nose pre-plastic surgery”.

Anyway you slice it, it’s a rude comment coming from a sorta black woman who has claimed forever to be the viction of stereotyping, racism, etc.

Then again, she’s a dim bulb, that Halle.

A lot of Jewish people do have big noses so what? It’s a common stereotype like many others. It’s not like she meant to offend anyone. People are so damn uptight and fake PC.

I bet the “Jews” are sorry now that they gave her that Oscar cause they thought they had to…she manipulated that scenario and she’ll manipulate this one, just like she’s manipulating that no heartbeat boy toy… isn’t he going to defend her honor???? can’t wait til he starts to speak… get your popcorn ready…

14 thats_rigwhy
why she is poor because she is pregnat? and jews dont rule the world get over it!! and i dont “whining” but is very irritating me that people including because i able to said bad thing about other race to but i will never do that and because is not right to said “all of …. have….”

She is an ******* and not even a good actress. Like tom cruise … he’s an ass but he can still act.

i’m jewish and i think people shuldn’t take this so seriously. this comment doesn’t make her anti-semitic it’s just an unwise comment.
but i saw some comments here like “”Jewish people DO have big noses. And they’re short. Not 100% but for the most part.”" this is a stupid comment! and the man who wrote this is stupid! i don’t have big nose at all! and i’m not short!

No ,No.My jewish cousin nose is bigger.

God ppl are sensitive if they get affended by a comment like that!

How come it’s only okay to make fun of the whites and the asians?

no oscar for her this year and no more revenue for her movie. it’s going to take a skydive to the bottom of the box office now.

That was anti-Semitic? Geez! PC in overload.

# 30 YOU
blablabla

ME
whatever, i’m not neurotic i just gave a comment to aan un wise comment.
i know what 100% means and it is not 100% and not MOST at all!

# 36 dont speak if you dont now! and clearly you dont know NOTHING
you dont know why it happend and what happend in Israel. you just know what the media. said you dont know how many innocent people (in Israel) was killed and how hars it was for them to stay over a month inside shelters. so think before you say something you dont know at all.
i dont critic you’ im just giving you something to think about.

#39 cmon you know I’m right the media? The mediaaaaaaaaaa how dare you say that the media is always on your side when have you ever heard CNN bad mouth the israelis or other local stations when? I have to go to BBC to read some normal news I understand Israelis had losts also but don’t you dare compare the lost with Lebanese people, you destroy their homes, you destroy their schools, you took away their parents, you took away their kids, by killing them of course, and yet you are trying to explain me something?

*36 how you know all that????? from TV??????
i am from israel and what you write is piece of bullshit and if you want to know Lebanon hurt and kill a lot of innocent people from israel to that were months in shelters

okay I’m jewish and i’m not offended by this anyone that think its anti-semitic is crazy now don’t get me wrong naturally some people might get offended but i don’t really think its that serious it was a joke her assitant said about it and she repeated it she wasn’t offended when her assitant said that pic made her look jewish she taught it was funny and when she said it she didn’t have any ill-intent thats why she apologized for it cause she don’t want peoples feeling to be hurt so again its really not that serious also its not anti-semtic cause only eastern european jews have big noses I should know I have one lol its not serious people its really not

Has anyone even read this post in its entirety?

HALLE BERRY: “What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me.

We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the picture], ‘That could be your Jewish cousin!’ And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn’t mean to offend anybody.”

The phrase anti-semetic is used entirely too loosely. What she said amounts to a white/black/latino what have you joke. If this had been ANY other race no one would be talking about it. NO ONE.

# 42 i think you are right!
but i have one last thing to say to #41 you know NOTHING we just want to defense ourselves before our enemies destroy us. you dont know HOW many people was killed by our enemies!!! you dont know how many bombs they send on us you dont know how many people staied homeless! i resist the killing of innocent people! and you shuldnt judge us because what you saw in the media because it is 50% false. the media can deceive you.

#51 you are still whining and crying stop it stoppppppppppp how many times do i have to tell you don’t play the victim you think Israelis are so innocent? get a life and heres the prove you whine on every little thing and scream ant-semetic

Also, I can’t believe she’s putting this on her assistant and she had to mention the girls jewish of course. How stupid. take responsibility for once Halle and own up to it…

51 Jewish ———- you are so right
53 thats_right—— you are so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jenny — you rock. :) Well said, all of it.

This just shows Halle’s stupidity to even risk saying such a statement that people won’t like. Wise up Halle!!! You wouldn’t like people stereotyping black people!!

The horror is she does not represent educated and talented black women.

Good grief, she apologized immediately. Doesn’t that show her sensitivity to the feelings of others? Give the girl a break. Haven’t you complainers ever had something unwise pop out of your mouth? I thought not.

Get over it.

Hope your pregnancy goes beautifully and you have a healthy baby, Halle!

People would be freaking out if someone made a reference to a black stereotype, but when someone makes a jewish stereotype, people say that jewish people are overreacting….Why is this??

It doesn’t matter that she apologized, because since her assistants said this comment to her before the show, she had time to decide if it was appropriate to repeat (on the air!), & she chose yes! Not too smart Halle…

Someone that is not prejudiced does not make these kinds of remarks, even as jokes!

#58 Heli and you are an idiot

Look like things are lively on JJ today. I am Jewish too and feel that Ms. Berry who said she wasn’t going to give any more interviews when she was trying to do damage control on the Parade/Suicide article and getting tired of answering when she was going to get pregnant during the promos for Perfect Stranger. Then giving a ****-tease number with the bloggers and pappis for almost a year whether or not she is pregnant then makes statements to the press and Tavis Smiley (who I really like) she’s tired of talking about her pregnancy in public but it’s okay in private and wonders why the pappis are sooo facinated by her grocery shopping, having lunch with a friend etc. should follow her own advice?

She has also contradicted herself about wanting more children by saying that she’s going to be a working mom/can’t wait to get back to work and may only have one child. Also, what was all the crap about her having extra security guards to be around her around the clock when she was seen in NYC w/o them.

Sorry for the digression, just had to vent. Yes, Halle used poor judgment and kinda sorta apologized on the incident although it does have the appearance she was blaming one of her “Jewish” assistants–just like her not taking responsibility for her car accident when she was either having a diabetic reaction or drunk as many claim, her career (which some points are valid)or her part in her failed relationships. Not even going to comment on her current facade of a relationship trying to pass off a faygeleh model/restaurant owner as straight and probably did knock her up by in-vitro if he really did as the rumors are saying as well as questioning if he’s really the father.

Sure her comment was harmless compared to other celebrities-public figures who make A-S or racist remarks, hers is small compared to theirs. Still she said it and needs to take full—Halle I said FULL responsibility.

BTW for the all the AA posters whether being serious or being mocking–all Jews don’t have big noses (I don’t), we’re not all short (have several members in my family almost 6 feet and over), we do not control the govt or determine who is President–Jews make up only 2-3% of the World population. Is Hollywood controlled by Jews–debatable. Yes, most of the studios were founded by Jews and are run by some Jews or that there are Jews in high positions in the industry. Will give you that one. Yes, there is a double standard when Whites/Jews make comments on other groups. Also, not all Jews have money–you can blame that on the Catholic Church during the Inquisition who forced Jews into professions as money lender/pawn brokers, bankers, lawyers, doctors, etc.

Even though, I do believe in a Jewish State as a result of the holocaust/other for having a Jewish homeland, etc. I do believe that it is deplorable what is going on in the Middle East on both sides. All Palestinians or who may belong to certain factions of the PLO are not terriorists. The State of Israel has forgotten why it was formed in 1948 when the Knessett (Israeli Parliment) refused to meet with the Dalai Lama several years ago because they just signed a trade agreement with China at the time. Guess they also forgot what it means to not have a homeland or the Jewish diaspora (dispersement)? As African Americans or those of whatever ethnicity by African decent should also understand this point what it is like to not have a homeland. So, shame on the Israelis.

Thanks for listening to me while I was on my soapbox. Halle think next time….silence is golden.

this is going to sound like a dumb question but are jews considered white? I know they typically have white skin but I continually see people saying things like “white people cannot say stuff like that but Jews can”. They are the same, no?

Blake not a silly question. Not all Jews are white. We are all over the world–US, Europe, SA/Central America, Asia, Africa/South Afica, Carribean, Middle East. etc. Depending where we come from in the world we may look dark complected i.e. Yemen in the south, we look somewhat dark/light brown. If we are Falashas (the descendants of King David and the Queen of Sheba, would look Black like some other African groups). In Mexico, we may look Hispanic, etc. If our families are Sephardic (Eastern European/Mediterranean) we may have olive skin. There are only three races: Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid. Sorry for the anthropology lesson. Does this answer your question.

Don’t know what you meant about ‘whites cannot say that but Jews can’–can you explain please serioulsy?

Jews are just like any other ethnic group. We are not a race, we are an ethnicity, culture, religion,etc. There is an irony that Yiddish is an acceptable language in American culture but Ebonic or Urban Slang isn’t when jazz/blues/gospel music/other variations of African music is. Don’t get it. Double standard again.

Didn’t mean to rant on my soapbox on my other post.

I’m Jewish too. Halle made a mistake and is in her way apologizing. She’s human regardless of her celebrity status was just plain stupid. Avoiding responsibility by ‘blaming’ her assistant/s? Don’t know. She still shouldn’t be put in the same category as Mel Gibson and others. Possible hormonal A.D.D. moment but has had several moments like this in her career so you can’t blame her being pg on this one.

Offensive: Don Imus’s comments. Mel’s comments. Rosie O’Donnell wanting to be Jewish or her idol Barbra Streisand.

Stupid/Poor Judgement: Jesse Jackson’s “Hymie-Town” comment. Oprah’s occasional Jewish or Holocaust joke.

Not offensive: Oprah talking about feeling in adequate only dressed in schmatas (rags-probably expensive ones from Neiman’s or Lord & Taylor, etc.)when the suave and sophisticated Sydney Poitier appeared on her show looking very debonair.

So any comment about a Jewish person labels you anti-Semitic? It’s funny how Jewish comedians are able to skewer every group under the rainbow and no one complains. I am culturally sensitive but I hardly think the comment rises to the level of hate speech. When people level specious charges it demeans real instances of hate.

Oh god people are so uptight and sensitive. That comment does not make her anti-semitic. What if she had looked squinty eyed in the photo and said that that was her Chinese cousin? I highly doubt all of this fuss would be made. I am of mixed race, none of which are white, and I understand the sensitivity to racist remarks. But sometimes people get carried away with their racist rants. Yes, it was prob not the smartest thing for her to say especially because commenting on anything being “black” or “Jewish” in America seems to cause a major fuss in the media. However, it was a joke and should not be blown out of proportion and she did apologise. Clearly she was not trying to harm anyone or be purposefully hurtful.

Agree #82 and some of the others. I wouldn’t consider Halle Anti-Semetic. She just told in appropriate joke that wasn’t considered PC. True, when any comments are made about African Americans or Jewish–they’re considered racist or Anti-Semitic. Or one these boards regarding she and Aubry–people are accusing others or haters for being racist when that may not have been their intent. They may not like them not bc they’re an IR couple but just for any reason. Was using this as an example. Not saying this is the case.

whether the comment was offensive or not to jewish people, the fact that she had to, indirectly, blame her “three jewish assistants” who work for her, says everything about her character. this is halle’s MO all the time, blame someone else such as ex-husbands or accident victims, or anyone else for that matter. it is never her fault.

Halle used to have a ginormous nose herself! Of course she had a nosejob. A couple of weeks ago she was complaining about racism. Why is it because her movie came in at what number 12 at the box office? Recently she was complaining about she’s tired of talking about her pregnancy. How shallow and selfish of her!I was never a fan of Miss Berry, she thinks it’s all about her. She will do anything to be in the news, even if she has to pull the race card! Classy Halle big nose fugly cow, real classy!

Oh stfu already.

Nobody cares you whiney pricks.

Wah wah I have a huge nose and somebody made fun of it.

Big f’ing deal.

You cry like a bunch of hormonal women.

89 magnus MFA- you the one that need to shut up already
why you speak like that???? you think you are more pretty from the majority of the Jewish (i sure that you not)
you dont understand nobody whining like you said simpley people dont like racism

Anti-Semetism is any derogatory/hostile statement against someone who is a Semite i.e.Jews. Is often misconstrued to only mean against the Jews. Fallacy the Jews aren’t the only Semitic people.

Semites: Hebrews,Arabs, Assyrians, etc.
Semitism: Semitic characteristics i.e. ways, ideas, influences, etc. of the Jewish people. A semitic word or idiom (Semite languages).

Just bc she didn’t pull a Mel or say the word Kike or Sheeney or Heeb, he comment while not hostile i.e. so and so ‘jewed’ me or that god damn Jew, etc. can be classified as a form of A-S even though I am sure she did not intend for it to be so. But because of the nose reference/stereotype as well as other stereotypes that have been pointed out.

Halle just had a major brain **** that’s all. Who said Halle’s half Jewish? Please enlighten me. Unless she or her cousin’s real name is Shelia/Sheelah Schottenstein and they are from Shaker Heights, OH.

the huge nose on the second picture reminds me of her http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9466/jenniferaniston1dy.jpg

Anti-semitic? Holy crap! People are freaking sensitive. Like nobody here has made a joke at somebody else’s expense. This is completely retarded and this whole “tip toe around so nobody gets offended” crap, is insane! Its a miracle that anything gets done in this country when this is how people think. I mean, dont offend people on purpose, but she has just making a stupid joke! Idiotic politically correct a holes!

Get over Jennifer Anniston and her nose. Never said I was offended by Halle’s comment/picture. It was just stupid. Nothing about it being a Black/Jewish thing. Nothing about it being a PC thing I couldn’t careless. It was plain stupid. Just as other people have pointed out when Jews/others make jokes about others.

I feel sorry for her ‘Jewish cousin’, because damn that’s one ugly face forget just the nose.

Halle better be giving some awesome Hanukkah presents this year.

i’m really enjoying reading these posts, but what i find interesting that a film like Borat can gross millions of dollars in this country alone and it was saturated with racial sterotypes and millions of people found it to be “hilarious” while i found it insensitive to every ethnic/minority/racial group out there while also seeing the humor in it as well. so i would like to know when is it ok to crack a “ethnic” joke and when is it not??? Maybe people should only crack jokes on the racial/minority group that they belong to then people will not be offended. I’ve definitely said things about others that I wish I could take back, but I can’t, all I can do is apologize and move on. Don’t be hypocrites, we have ALL done it, she was just stupid enough to say it on live TV.

#90, your an idot you said
Jewish people DO have big noses, just like Asians have slanted eyes and flat noses.
**** you
NO NEED FOR THIS BEHAVIOR LAME.

105 LA : 10/23/2007 at 7:51 pm
#90, your an idot you said
Jewish people DO have big noses, just like Asians have slanted eyes and flat noses.
**** you
NO NEED FOR THIS BEHAVIOR LAME.
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Lmao I’m an “idot”? Why, because I’m saying something you don’t want to hear? And what behavior are you talking about? Qui being so sensitive.

Btw, Asian people DO have slanted eyes and flat noses, just like most Jews DO have big noses. No big deal. I’m not saying big noses are bad.

This is unbelievable! Most of you are a bunch of rum-filled fruitcakes. Haters is all you are. Green with envy, jealous, ugly haters.

This story just gave you an avenue to vent your previously pent-up hatred for a lovely, intelligent woman who gets all the great breaks. She’s 41 and is still beautiful. She gets roles when many others don’t… Plus she’s got a beautiful, sexy, Canadian hunk in her life who has impregnated her with a wonderful bundle of joy.

Just stop it already. Your jealousy, hangups, racism and ugliness is sickening.

Give people an inch and they take a mile. She could have said nothing, but since she apologized, you are jumping down her throat. That’s true stupidity.

What’s really scary is…the really bad English being used here. I’m no grammar queen, but when you say things like “i dont critic you” or “you dont hars it wars”…wtf? Come on people…

The US is really a place where there is a high prevalence of racial conflict due to racist and sexist historical events. It’s a shame that the effect of events that have occurred are lingering around. Give it about 75 more years if progress continues.

Oh yeah, Jews are cool. Palestinians are cool in my book too. It’s a shame that we can not have peace in the world…

Agree much ado about nothing even coming from someone who’s Jewish. Halle apologized and the ADL (Anti Defamation League) accepts her apology. Let’s move on.

How the hell do you overly sensitive whiners get through a normal day. You must be extremely neurotic, fragile and overly sensitive. And from what I can see also extremely judgmental without any sense of humor. Anyone who says anything that might offend your neurotic, sensitive little egos should be condemned and punished. LOL What a way to live!!! What a miserable bunch of people. I’m sure you’re such a pleasure and lots of fun to be around - but yes politically correct at all times. Get over yourselves already. Yes, a large percentage of white women have small flat asses, blacks do tend to have larger lips than whites and from this post Jews not only tend to have big noses but never stop whining. I did not say all but let’s face the facts as they really are. Usually people only get upset by a comment if it truly hits home. Now deal with it!!

i have jewish friends that even make fun of their own noses, i dont think its a big deal what she said… but she should be more careful coz some ppl are very sensitive with comments like that.
And ppl who say she is ugly here, come on…. she is gorgoeous and thats undeniable

*********** HALLE YOU ******* ***** YOU ******* IGNORANT STEREOTYPING *****–HER EXCUSE IS NOT EVEN PLAUSIBLE AND AT BEST MEANS THAT SHE HIRES IGNORANT MORONS LIKE HERSELF TO WORK FOR HER. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT SHE SIMPLY MADE UP THE EXCUSE AFTER THE FACT TO COVER HER PATHETIC ASS. HER CAREER IS BASED ON LOOKS, BUT NOW THAT WE SEE THE UGLY SOUL INSIDE SHE LOOKS UGLY

I’m jewish and i don’t think this is anti-semetic or offensive she clearly didn’t mean any harm and any one that takes it serious if stupid really also her jewish assitant called her that she just repeated a joke someone said about her so why isn’t her assisstant considered anti- semtic then??????????? honestly is not a big deal

For goodness sake are there not terror wars going on right now with people who are actually anti-something! Saying that Jews have big noses is so not anti-semitic…..Most Jews do have big noses and it is the but of many jokes.

AMH sucks, black people are treated badly in Hoollyoood.

I can’t believe some people are actually justifying Angelina’s role in this movie as a black woman. Why, because the real Mariane Pearl was mixed not only with Cuban but with Jewish, Dutch and Japanese too? Mariane Pearl may not identify with her “black” side but she doesn’t have to…the white people in this world (not only America) will do it for her.

So, don’t try to act like you don’t see a black woman’s face when you look at Mariane Pearl’s picture. There’s not a person on this earth that would have been able to tell you all of the other nationalities Mariane is mixed with. The only thing that’s definite is that she’s not “all” black. All of a sudden it’s convenient for mixed people to identify with their white side when white people want to portray their black side in a movie. Last time I checked there’s only one side we’re allowed to choose from and that’s the black side.

I guess I didn’t get the memo that said mixed people can now “identify” as white people if we choose or if our noses are thin enough, our skin is light enough and our hair is straight enough. Mariane Pearl’s in-laws need to get their eyes checked because their daughter in-law is black…Angelina Jolie is white.

Oh, but you knew that…hence the wig she has to wear to portray another so called “white” woman who happens to have curly hair from a black ancestor way down the genetic line ;)

Wow! I mean, it’s not like she said it to hurt anyone on purpose. It was clearly an honest mistake. Forgive and forget. Everybody generalizes at some point about other people - they just don’t have to worry about it being broadcast to the whole world. Stop acting so pious because none of you are perfect either.

if you say she’s racist or antisemitic it means that you all assume that big noses are a typical jewish feature- you are all f..ing nazis!!! lol

JEWS IN GENERAL HAVE BIG NOSES you can’t deny that! the nazis persecute the jews by the way their noses were FACT!

She has had a bunch of plastic surgery. look at her pics before she became famous. Thin lips, flat chest amd bigger nose..

HAHA i hate jewish people