Why Jonah Hill Included Joke About Kanye West and Jews in New Movie ‘Outcome’
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“I felt that he did this bizarre public thing to kind of make up, like, ‘It’s all good cause I love Jonah,'" the actor said of the controversial rapper's past Instagram post.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Jonah Hill included a Kanye “Ye” West joke in his new movie Outcome and it all stemmed from a 2023 Instagram post from the rapper, where he said the actor’s performance in 21 Jump Street made him “like Jewish people again.” The actor, who is Jewish, opened up about the controversial rapper’s “bizarre public thing” during a recent appearance on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show . West has faced widespread backlash over the last few years for making several antisemitic remarks and releasing a song called “Heil Hitler.” “I felt that he did this bizarre public thing to kind of make up, like, ‘It’s all good cause I love Jonah,’” Hill said of the rapper’s 2023 social media post. “ just sat with me in a way that it’s, like, all good. I love him still, and I hope whatever happens, he can heal or whatever, and everyone can heal from all that stuff. … I hope he can heal and make it right with the people he needs to make it right in the Jewish community. Me and him got no beef.” Related Stories Music David Schwimmer Blasts Kanye West: "He Should Not Be Granted a Platform to Perform" Music Wireless Festival Head Defends Kanye West Booking: "Offer Some Forgiveness and Hope" Earlier during his chat with Lowe, The Wolf of Wall Street actor revealed that the joke in Outcome was his character’s assistant says, “We did the research and it turns out hating Jews doesn’t hurt your career, it helps it,” and then it cuts to a photo of West. “The reason why I put that in there was not just to take a shot at Kanye. I love the Kanye that I’ve met over the years. I love the artist. I think there is no artist I probably love more across any genre ever. I think he is probably the greatest artist ever to live. And he thinks that,” Hill explained with a laugh. “He’s a gen...
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