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Selma Blair receives backlash for Islamophobic comment endorsed by fellow celebrities

"May they meet their fate," Blair says of Islam in an Instagram reply that has since been deleted

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Selma Blair speaks onstage during Glamour Women of the Year 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 07, 2023 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour)
Selma Blair speaks onstage during Glamour Women of the Year 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 07, 2023 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour)

Actress Selma Blair's name was a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, with many curious users of the social media platform clicking through to see if there was news of her ailing health — having announced her multiple sclerosis diagnosis back in 2018 — but that ended up not being the case.

Blair's name was circulating due to an Islamophobic comment made on an Instagram video posted by Abraham Hamra one week ago, "in which he calls out U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib, D-Mi., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., for being the only two members of Congress to vote against a measure that would prevent anyone who partook in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel from immigrating to the U.S," according to NBC News

In the since deleted comment, Blair writes, “Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then they come here and destroy minds. They know they are liars. Twisted justifications. May they meet their fate.”

In a series of replies beneath her own, actor Michael Rapaport chimes in with "Love it," and actress Debra Messing adds her own endorsement of the controversial sentiments with, "THANK YOU."

 

 

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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