Queen of Halloween Jamie Lee Curtis criticizes Kanye West for his antisemitic Tweet
The Queen of Halloween has spoken out on Kanye West's highly problematic antisemitic views.
Jamie Lee Curtis held back tears on TODAY Monday as she condemned an antisemitic tweet the rapper Kanye West posted over the weekend.
West, who goes by Ye, received strong backlash after posting a tweet that has since been removed by Twitter that said he was going to "go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE."
He also said he "can't be Anti Semitic" because "black people are actually Jew also."
"I burst into tears," Curtis, who on Sunday tweeted a response to Ye's comment, told Hoda Kotb. "I woke up and burst into tears. Defcon 3 on Jewish people? What are you doing?
"It's bad enough that fascism is on the rise around the world. But on Twitter, on a portal, to pour that in? As if Jewish people haven't had it hard enough?"
On TODAY, Curtis, 63, called the message "abhorrent" and said she hopes the 45-year-old rapper "gets help." Watch the interview below!