Friends rushed to defend Foxx after he made an unusual post on Instagram in which the actor wrote, “They killed this dude name Jesus … what do you think they’ll do to you???!”
The out of character comment led to accusations of antisemitism, as it appeared to endorse an increasingly concerning belief that Jews were responsible for killing Jesus, who was actually crucified by the Romans.
“Jamie nearly died and hasn’t seemed himself ever since,” a close pal said after Foxx received backlash online. “He seems like a different guy since he got out of the hospital — and this is the worst example yet.”