Playboy has severed ties with porn star and content creator Mia Khalifa after comments that caused an uproar online loudly supporting Hamas’ terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of Israelis.
She wrote several tweets downplaying the horror conflict, joking that “a Zionist apartheid regime is being overthrown by guerrilla fighters in fake Gucci shirts.”
Khalifa’s page now displays a “Not Found” graphic on the site as the adult magazine released a statement confirming that she is no longer creating content for her CENTERFOLD platform, which she joined in February 2022.
“We are writing to you today to inform you of our decision to terminate the relationship between Playboy and Mia Khalifa, including the deletion of Mia’s Playboy channel on our Creator Platform,” they wrote in an email to users.
“Mia has made vile and reprehensible comments celebrating Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the murder of innocent men, women and children,” they added.
Playboy has severed ties with porn actress Mia Khalifa after comments that roiled the internet loudly supporting Hamas’ terror attacks that killed hundreds of Israelis
“At Playboy, we encourage free expression and constructive political debate, but we have a zero-tolerance policy toward hate speech.” “We expect Mia to understand that her words and actions have consequences,” the statement ended.
The 30-year-old supported her five million followers
The Lebanese-American wrote: “Can someone please tell the freedom fighters in Palestine to turn their phones around and film horizontally?”
Khalifa also shared a picture of the terrorists riding in the back of a pickup truck, calling it a “Renaissance painting.”
She tried to do damage control earlier on Monday, tweeting: “I just want to make it clear that this statement in no way incites the spread of violence, I specifically said freedom fighters because that is what Palestinian citizens do… for.” Fight for freedom every day.’
Centerfold – created by Playboy to give models the opportunity to sell content to fans and interact directly with them – highlighted Khalifa’s sentiments when she joined the platform.
“Mia’s fearless, direct, thought-provoking and fun-loving approach to life and her career make her an important addition to our Centerfold community,” PLBY Group CEO Ben Kohn said at the time.
Khalifa sparked massive backlash online after she vocally supported the Hamas terror attack that killed hundreds of Israelis over the weekend
Khalifa’s page now displays a “Not Found” graphic on the site as the adult magazine released a statement confirming that she is no longer creating content
“Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of our Playboy legacy, and Centerfold is about giving creators like Mia the opportunity to express themselves in a safe, accepting environment.”
Over the weekend, Hamas militants entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, seizing settlements and capturing and murdering civilians celebrating a Jewish holiday.
The Supernova music festival was one of the first places attacked by the terrorist group. 260 revelers were massacred there.
Survivors described how the gunmen went “tree by tree” executing victims and posted clips of the ordeal on social media. It showed them being forced to hide under bushes and recording muffled farewell messages to their loved ones as they watched victims being killed one by one.
Many lay silent and afraid for more than five hours before hearing the sounds of armed rescuers speaking in Hebrew.
The Palestinian terrorist group stormed the Supernova festival held near Kibbutz Re’im near the Gaza Strip as part of its surprise attack launched on Saturday.
This morning, harrowing dashcam footage of the incident showed gunmen executing civilians lying on the sand before rummaging through their pockets and emptying bags from their cars.
But the former porn star remained unmoved by the criticism and continued to defend Hamas’ actions as justified.
Khalifa was born in Beirut and appeared on stage as a child during the 2001 South Lebanon conflict with Israel
She reposted a message saying, “The United States of America is also a terrorist state,” and lashed out at Kylie Jenner for sharing and then deleting a message in support of Israel.
“If real journalism exists, the next person who speaks to Kylie Jenner will ask her opinion on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and won’t break eye contact until she can string together a coherent sentence as she tells her 400 million followers “It’s so bad,” Khalifa wrote.
Apparently, Khalifa lost a business contract after her posts. A company called Red Light Holland told her she had been “effectively fired” because of her “terrible” posts, but she doubled down.
“I would say that supporting Palestine has left me with no business opportunities, but I’m more upset with myself for not checking whether I did business with Zionists or not.” “My mistake,” she said.
She continued to defend her demand that the terrorists film horizontally: “I just want to make sure there is 4K footage of my people tearing down the walls of the open-air prison they were forced out of their homes into, so that we have a good opportunity to do that have.” History books that write about how they liberated themselves from apartheid.
“I come from LEBANON. Are you crazy for expecting me to be on the side of colonialism, you fucking weirdo?”
Khalifa was born in Beirut and appeared on stage as a child in 2001 during the South Lebanon conflict with Israel.
She has always expressed support for what she calls the “Palestinians’ right to an end to Israeli occupation” and often denounces “Zionists.”
The US-based star, whose real name is Sarah Joe Chamoun, used to work in the porn industry but is now speaking out against it.
Khalifa no longer creates content for the Playboy platform Centerfold, which she joined in February 2022
Israeli airstrikes on the Islamic National Bank of Gaza destroy buildings and neighborhoods in the Rimal district of Gaza City
She became a controversial figure after filming sketches while wearing a hijab and revealed in 2019 that she had received death threats because of her work.
Saturday’s attack on Israeli citizens marks the start of what could be the deadliest conflict in decades between Israel and Palestine.
As of Monday afternoon, more than 900 Israelis were confirmed dead – and on Sunday it was revealed that more than 2,000 were injured in the attack. This does not include the hostages still held in Gaza, whose number is unknown but is believed to be at least in the hundreds.
President Joe Biden finally released a written statement on Monday condemning the “inexcusable hatred and violence” in the terrorist attack on Israel, as he revealed that “at least” 11 Americans were killed in the bloodbath.