The inventive director for Beyoncé’s leisure empire has been accused of sharing antisemitic statements on social media — together with a publish calling for dying to all Zionists.
A set of disturbing posts allegedly made by Andrew Makadsi, the inventive director of the pop star’s firm Parkwood, was shared by Jewish advocacy group, StopAntisemitism on X Friday.
One unsettling publish Makadsi allegedly shared on an Instagram Story — a function that permits customers to share images or brief movies that robotically disappear after 24 hours — referred to as for dying “to all zi0s and their followers,” in accordance with a screenshot shared by StopAntisemitism.
The remark was made alongside a screenshot of an episode of the “Pink Scare” podcast titled, “You’ve Gaza be Kidding Me.”
Makadsi additionally posted a selfie on X, which was seen by The Submit, captioned with the inverted pink triangle emoji — an emblem that the Anti-Defamation League stated could be affiliated with “Hamas itself and glorify its use of violence.”
Makadsi’s X account has since been made non-public.
Cease Antisemitism additionally referred to as out a number of of Makadsi’s different posts on X, together with one repost that in contrast Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in entrance of Congress on Wednesday to inviting Hitler “to the capitol throughout the holocaust.”
Netanyahu has come below fireplace over the struggle within the Gaza, which erupted in response to Hamas’ brutal sneak assault on the Jewish State on Oct. 7, which killed 1,200 individuals in southern Israel.
Israel subsequently launched a retaliatory invasion of the Gaza Strip, the place Hamas-linked well being authorities declare that over 39,000 individuals have been killed.
Makadsi has regularly shared and reposted content material that’s vital of Zionism and Israel.
“D–th to all of them,” he wrote on X alongside a clip of US State Division spokesperson Matthew Miller being accused of smirking throughout an replace on the Gaza struggle.
The Submit seen the hateful missive earlier than Makadsi turned his account to non-public.
He additionally reposted a message from “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib denouncing Netanyahu as “a struggle felony” who needs to be “arrested and despatched to the Worldwide Prison Courtroom.”
He additionally appeared to have fun a video of maggots being dumped on Netanyahu’s desk on the Watergate Lodge as a part of a sequence of anti-Israel protests impressed by the Biblical plagues.
Makadsi was born in Lebanon, in accordance with a 2019 interview with Vogue Arabia.
He moved to the US along with his household when he was 18 and attended college in Ohio earlier than shifting to New York Metropolis.
He has been with Parkwood since 2016. Parkwood didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from The Submit.
A message was left with a quantity related to Makadsi.
As of Friday afternoon, Makadsi didn’t seem to have commented on the posts or allegations on his social media accounts. A number of commenters, nevertheless, tagged Beyoncé with questions on his connections along with her firm.
“is THIS who you need representing YOU @Beyonce?” one wrote, including that the allegations had been “Extraordinarily disappointing.”
StopAntisemitism didn’t reply to The Submit’s request for a remark.
With Submit wires
