Adam Brody's Gaza "genocide" remark draws rebuke from Nobody Wants This's rabbi adviser
Adam Brody told GQ he thinks Gaza is a "genocide"; Rabbi Steve Leder, a consultant on Nobody Wants This, publicly called the comments ignorant ahead of season 3 on Oct. 22.
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The story, neutrally told
In a GQ interview, Adam Brody, who plays a rabbi in Netflix's Nobody Wants This, said of the war in Gaza: "put me down as thinking it's a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine." The Hollywood ReporterLC “put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Rabbi Steve Leder, former senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles and technical adviser on season one, responded in an Instagram message to Brody. The Hollywood ReporterLC “was the technical adviser during season one of the show” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Leder said Brody is "a relatively ignorant Jew" whose ignorance "really showed", and that there is no genocide in Gaza. The Hollywood ReporterLC “there is no genocide in Gaza” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
He also called Brody's phrasing flippant and "disgusting". The Hollywood ReporterLC “is disgusting” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Leder defended the show's creator, Erin Foster, saying her personal views are clear and that she is a professional who will not let this ruin the show. The Hollywood ReporterLC “She is also a true professional who will not allow this to ruin her excellent work on the show.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Brody has previously said he "barely got bar mitzvahed and retained nothing from it". The Hollywood ReporterLC “barely got bar mitzvahed and retained nothing from it” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Season three returns on Oct. 22. Haaretz's opinion piece says the remark shows Gaza is harder to avoid in real life than on Netflix. The Hollywood ReporterLC “returns with its third season on Oct. 22” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ HaaretzLC “Gaza is harder to avoid in real life than on Netflix” Read at Haaretz ↗
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Left2 outlets
- Framing
- The Hollywood Reporter reports the row as entertainment news, leading with the consulting rabbi's rebuke. Haaretz's opinion piece treats Brody's remark as a test of whether the show's apolitical Jewish fantasy can coexist with real-world politics.
- Emphasis
- Leder's criticism and his standing in Jewish Hollywood (Hollywood Reporter); the show's pre-October 7 setting versus Gaza politics (Haaretz).
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither outlet presents a response from Brody, Netflix or Foster. No one supporting Brody's view is quoted.
- Charged language
- “hot rabbi”“Slams”“ignorant”
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“Consulting Rabbi Slams Star Adam Brody’s Gaza “Genocide” Comments as “Ignorant”” — The Hollywood Reporter
“Move over, Ed Sheeran: The "hot rabbi" has weighed in on Gaza.” — Haaretz
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What every side reports
- Brody said in a GQ interview that he thinks Gaza is a genocide.
- The comment came ahead of the third season of Nobody Wants This.
Adam Brody person
Brody says he thinks Gaza is a genocide and wants a free Palestine, and that recent events exposed beliefs he had been ignorant of.
“it’s really brought out some different beliefs that I was ignorant to and then disheartened by.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Steve Leder person
Leder says Brody misuses the word genocide and should say nothing about what he does not know.
“If you know nothing about something, you should say nothing about it.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Left2 articles
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HaaretzLC · · Opinion
Adam Brody's 'genocide' declaration shows Gaza is harder to avoid in real life than on Netflix
Mixed Opinion piece using Brody's remark to ask whether the show's feel-good Jewish fantasy can hold up against Gaza politics.
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‘Nobody Wants This’ Consulting Rabbi Slams Star Adam Brody’s Gaza “Genocide” Comments as “Ignorant”
Mixed News report led by Leder's rebuke, with Brody's GQ quotes and background on Leder and the show.
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- 29 Sep 20:37 First HaaretzLC Adam Brody's 'genocide' declaration shows Gaza is harder to avoid in real life than on Netflix Opinion
- 30 Sep 19:32 +22h 55m The Hollywood ReporterLC ‘Nobody Wants This’ Consulting Rabbi Slams Star Adam Brody’s Gaza “Genocide” Comments as “Ignorant”
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