"You've lost my respect," wrote one social media user, while another said: "Disappointed but then again expected nothing less from the likes of you!!"

Concluding her post, the Academy Award winner called for a ceasefire, writing: “Palestinian and Israeli lives—and the lives of all people globally—matter equally.” “Anything that can prevent civilian casualties and save lives most be done,” she said.

Although some followers praised the Maleficent star for her statement, which had received more than 777,000 likes at time of publishing, others slammed Jolie for refusing to choose sides.

“How did you manage to say so much without saying anything at all?” said Marcelina Maria.

  • emptyother@programming.devEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    Refusing to choose sides? She chose the side of the civilians, isn’t that a valid side to these people? Is the only choice in which side should get to slaughter the others?

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.ccEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    That…is the right opinion to have, both side suffered loses due to two extremist party fighting. What’s wrong with these “fans”?

  • frequenttimetraveler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    Newsweek doesn’t want celebrities to defend the most basic human right for fear of … losing followers. The horror

  • Kalash@feddit.chEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    Idiots on twitter commenting about comments from idiot celebrities is NOT FUCKING WORLD NEWS.

  • ghostdoggtv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    In my household she was pretty much hated for breaking up brad pitt and jennifer aniston and we were actually just talking about how she’s kind of redeemed herself with that statement.

    • TinyPizza@kbin.socialOP
      22·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s a real quagmire in there. I read it, felt similarly and then decided to share with the class. It is interesting!