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(JTA) — Comedian Chelsea Handler has apologized for posting a video clip of the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on her Instagram account.She had defended leaving up the post — from a Farrakhan appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show,” once a popular talk show, on the topic of racial prejudice — for several days.But Handler, who is Jewish, later deleted the clip and sent an email to the Daily Beast.“I want to sincerely apologize for posting the video of Louis Farrakhan,” she wrote. “I didn’t consider the context of his Anti-Semitic and homophobic rhetoric, that is of course contrary to my own beliefs and values. Part of the process of educating ourselves during this pivotal time is recognizing and working through our mistakes. This was definitely one of mine. I was wrong. It was offensive, and I apologize.”Her defense of posting the video came in a prerecorded interview on that aired Tuesday.“I thought his message was really powerful,” . “I wasn’t thinking about the anti-Semitic thing, but I don’t want to take down the post because I felt the message was powerful and a lot of people did. … &nbsp;So whatever, you know, everybody (who is complaining about it) can go f***| themselves.”Actress Jessica Chastain also shared the Farrakhan clip, later deleting it with no explanation. Celebrity likes included Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Garner.Farrakhan has called Jews “satanic” and compared them to “termites.” He has accused Jews of controlling the government and Hollywood, and has called Adolf Hitler a “great man.”The post appeared first on .In-Person and OnlineSep 14, 20224:30 pm ET&nbsp;·&nbsp;Join our insightful and hilarious hosts Ginna Green and Lynn Harris, along with the Forward's archivist Chana Pollack and editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren, for a lively conversation that will take you behind the scenes into the making of the podcast and into the history books.ClosePlease read before republishingWe’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an as long as you follow which require that you credit the Foward and retain our pixel. See our for more information.To republish, copy the HTML, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline, images, and credit to the Foward. Have questions? Please email us atCopy HTMLWe don't support Internet ExplorerPlease use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site.

(JTA) — Comedian Chelsea Handler has apologized for posting a video clip of the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on her Instagram account.She had defended leaving up the post — from a Farrakhan appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show,” once a popular talk show, on the topic of racial prejudice — for several days.But Handler, who is Jewish, later deleted the clip and sent an email to the Daily Beast.“I want to sincerely apologize for posting the video of Louis Farrakhan,” she wrote. “I didn’t consider the context of his Anti-Semitic and homophobic rhetoric, that is of course...

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