The star posted a link to the movie “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America”
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving said on Saturday that his “anti-Semitic label” was “unwarranted” and assured “to respect all religions,” after causing controversy by airing a film considered anti-Semitic on Thursday.
“The anti-Semitic label I was given is not justified and does not reflect the reality or truth I live in every day. I respect and want to learn from all walks of life and all religions,” the 30-year-old ha written on his Twitter account on Saturday.
“I’m an OMNIST (a person who recognizes and respects all religions) and I didn’t want to disrespect anyone’s religious beliefs,” added the Nets playmaker.
Before playing and losing with the Nets against the Mavericks on Thursday, the star tweeted and posted on Instagram a link to the Amazon site where “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” (“H2N”) can be rented or purchased. . , causing a stir on the web.
The film, directed by Ronald Dalton Jr, is adapted from a 2015 book of the same name, in which it is written, for example, that “many famous high-ranking Jews” have “admitted” to having “worshiped Satan or Lucifer” .
This work also cites passages from the anti-Semitic publication “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and refers to “Jewish controlled media”.
The Brooklyn Nets had “strongly” condemned the spread of this message by their player, while club owner Joe Tsai had deplored the situation on his Twitter account.
In addition to his Twitter update on Saturday, Irving railed at a reporter after the Nets lost to Indiana (125-116) when the latter suggested he was promoting the film: “Please stop calling it promotion.” , Irving reacted before adding “Let’s go on (…)” Don’t dehumanize me here. “
