Jennifer Aniston seems to be keeping a low profile after accidentally getting caught up in an anti-Semitism controversy surrounding Jamie Foxx.
The 54-year-old actress was pictured leaving a Pilates session in Los Angeles on Wednesday, after she disabled her Instagram comments earlier this week after an account under her name liked a controversial post by Foxx, which contains references to anti-Semitism.
Aniston — who, like Foxx, immediately clarified her stance in the post — donned an all-black baseball cap, tank top, and leggings ensemble for the physical effort.
Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the NBC series Friends, wore gold-framed sunglasses and olive-green sandals as she lugged around a box on a summer’s day in the City of Angels.
The all-time celebrity, who also wore a knee brace, appeared deep in thought following the social media scandal.
Moving on: Jennifer Aniston, 54, appears to be keeping a low profile after accidentally getting caught up in an anti-Semitism controversy surrounding Jamie Foxx, 55
The uproar began on Saturday when the 55-year-old “Any Given Sunday” actor released an angry message, which read: “They killed this guy called Jesus… what do you think they’re going to do to you???! ‘ followed by the hashtags #fakefriends and #fakelove.
A report with Aniston’s name appeared to “like” the remarks, which several observers subsequently labeled as anti-Semitic.
“Actor Jamie Foxx posts a horribly anti-Semitic message to his 16.7 million followers,” wrote account A Wide Frame, which spotted the offending post.
For centuries Jews have been held responsible for the death of Jesus and the alleged deicide has been used as a pretext for oppression and violence against them.
The 54-year-old “Morning Show” star, who was involved in the controversy, was quick to denounce it and denied any connection on her Instagram Stories, saying: “This makes me really sick.”
The Emmy-winning actress immediately denied any interaction with Foxx’s controversial post.
“I didn’t intentionally or accidentally “like” this post,” said Aniston, whose name has been featured on dozens of social media fan accounts.
The “Break-Up” star stressed that she harbors no animosity towards the Jewish people and rejects racism in the strongest sense.
Out and about: The actress was pictured leaving a Pilates session in Los Angeles on Wednesday
Moving on: Aniston donned an all-black baseball cap, tank top, and leggings ensemble for the physical effort
Silence: Aniston disabled her Instagram comments earlier this week after an account under her name clicked the like button on a controversial post by Foxx that contained references to anti-Semitism
Casual: Aniston wore gold-framed sunglasses and olive-green sandals while out and about with a box on a summer’s day in the City of Angels
“More importantly, I want to make this clear to my friends and anyone who may be hurt by the ad on their feeds: I do NOT support any form of anti-Semitism,” she said. “And I really don’t tolerate hatred of any kind.” Period.’
On Saturday morning, Foxx, who was recovering from a hospital stay and health issues, tried to rectify the situation by penning a statement of his own on his now-deleted post.
“I want to apologize to the Jewish community and anyone who was offended by my post,” said the Django Unchained star. “I now know my choice of words caused offense and I’m sorry.”
The Ray actor said he intended to express a personal grievance and had nothing to do with the Jewish people.
“It was never my intention. “To be clear, I was cheated on by a fake boyfriend and that’s what I meant by ‘her’, nothing more,” he said. “I have only love in my heart for everyone.” I love and support the Jewish community.
“My deepest apologies to anyone who was offended. ‘Love always, Jamie Foxx.’
Jamie’s pal Adam Weitsman was quick to come to his defense, writing, “I know you personally, I’m Jewish and I know you’re the last person who would EVER act in an anti-Semitic manner.”
“You are kind and considerate of everyone.” I would always vouch for you.’
Clarification: Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston are trying to clear up some controversial social media misunderstandings after both were linked to allegedly anti-Semitic remarks he shared
Denounced: Jennifer was quick to denounce any form of anti-Semitism or hatred (pictured in New York in September 2022)
Controversy: The controversy began when Jewish group A Wider Frame called Jamie’s now-deleted post anti-Semitic and someone named Jennifer Aniston “liked” it. The Morning Show actress has denied any connection and has denounced anti-Semitism
Apologies: Jamie, who has just recovered from a health issue, apologized for his choice of words and clarified the meaning of the previous post, explaining that he was slandering a “fake friend” and not the Jewish community
Advocate: Jamie’s friend Adam Weitsman was quick to come to his defense, writing, “I would always vouch for you…”
The Texas-born entertainer has been struggling with health issues in recent months after suffering a health setback while working in Atlanta on April 11.
Following the April incident, his daughter Corinne shared on Instagram that the celebrity was taken to a hospital after dealing with a “medical complication.”
Corinne said in a statement: “We wanted to announce that my father Jamie Foxx developed a medical complication yesterday.”
While hospitalized, he was working on a Netflix film called Back in Action alongside Cameron Diaz.