“Zionism is sexy”: Netflix keeps an eye on Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things)

The actor paraded in Los Angeles with stickers also saying “Hamas is ISIS”.

Last week, Variety devoted a long article to the war between Hamas and Israel, explaining how this conflict created huge divisions in Hollywood. The site specializing in the film industry detailed several cases of personalities boycotted or even fired by their studios or agencies, such as Melissa Barrera, licensee of Scream VII after posting messages of support for Palestine, judged “anti-Semitic” by Spyglass, the production company behind the franchise.

His departure from the horror saga was followed by that of the interpreter of his sister, the very popular Jenna Ortega. Officially, his decision has nothing to do with this affair, but the fact that it was announced the next day to the general public appeared as support on his part for his playing partner.

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In this long analysis, the site also detailed the anger born from the decision of the WGA, the screenwriters’ union, not to have wanted to write a joint statement to denounce the crimes of Hamas in Israel on October 7, which had led to the military invasion of Gaza.

“There is no excuse not to condemn Hamas and demand the release of the hostages“, reacted Jonathan Greenblatt, head of an anti-defamation organization. “Hollywood was quick to support Black Lives Matter, as it should. Ditto for Time’s Up and many other important causes. There are plenty of reasons to criticize Israel or raise concerns about the ongoing war in Gaza, but that doesn’t give celebrities, or representatives of the industry, the right to share unfair accusations against Israel, to speak of‘apartheid’ or ‘genocide’, or, worse, to celebrate the actions of Hamas terrorists.”

Variety was finally worried about the proliferation of WhatsApp conversations in which hate messages were shared, from one side or the other.

The Streamr bounced back on the perception of the conflict in Hollywood, also taking examples of personalities defending Israel at all costs. The young Noah Schnapprevealed by the series Stranger Thingswas seen in the streets of Los Angeles “wearing stickers ‘Zionism is sexy/Le Zionisme, c’est sexy’ And ‘Hamas is ISIS/Hamas is Al Qaeda’, they detail. We hear that Netflix is ​​keeping an eye on his behavior, but that he certainly won’t be fired or recast from the final, fifth season of Stranger Things.”

On social networks, many Internet users denounce a double standard in comparison to the Melissa Barrera affair:

Then they add an update after obtaining the following information: “We are told that in this season 5 of Stranger ThingsWill Byers, played by Noah Schnapp, will be ‘the main character.’ Another source assures us that he will definitely not be fired from the show.”

Stranger Things having fallen behind schedule with the writers’ and actors’ strikes, Netflix has not yet announced a release date.

I promise, the cast of Stranger Things will not be younger digitally