High Fidelity star John Cusack posted a meme on Bluesky that critics have described as being “antisemitic” and evocative of Nazi propaganda.
Cusack, a staunch critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, shared a graphic (a screenshot of which is pictured below) linking Antony Blinken, the Jewish former U.S. secretary of state, to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Each of the photos in the graphic contains the Star of David, gesturing towards centuries-old antisemitic tropes about hidden Jewish conspiracies of influence and power.
Epstein and Maxwell are both described as Mossad agents in the graphic, an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that has gained traction in far-right circles. TruNews, the Christian media outlet, and Mark Collett, a Nazi-sympathiser based in the UK, are among those who have trumpeted this idea.
A screenshot of John Cusack’s Bluesky post
Cusack’s post was deleted within two hours of it being shared. It is not clear if Cusack voluntarily removed the post, or if Bluesky moderators intervened. Deadline has approached Cusack’s reps at Independent Artist Group for comment.
The post was widely condemned on Bluesky and beyond. Mike Masnick, a Bluesky board member and founder of the Techdirt blog, described it as “antisemitic Nazi s**t.” Angus Johnston, a history professor at The City University of New York, said it was “straight-up antisemitism.”
Cusack has previously apologized for sharing antisemitic content on social media. In 2019, he tweeted an image depicting a hand, stamped with the Star of David, pushing down a group of people. It was captioned: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
At the time, the Serendipity actor said: “I would like to express my sincere apologies for the insensitive and offensive graphic that I regrettably retweeted. Social media has always been a platform on which I have engaged to express my thoughts and opinions, however, the material that I shared does not now, nor has it ever, represented my views in any shape or form.
“I have always believed that all people should live in equality, freedom and peace and I am deeply saddened that an account with which I am associated could perpetuate anything less.”
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