Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out About AI-Generated Video of Herself & Jewish Celebrities Opposing Kanye West
justjared.comScarlett Johansson is speaking out after an AI-generated video went viral. In the clip circulating on social media, an artificial intelligence-generated version of the 40-year-old actress wearing a white T-shirt features a hand and middle finger extended.
In the center of the hand is a Star of David, with the name “Kanye” written underneath the hand. The video came after Kanye went on an antisemitic rant on social media and briefly sold a swastika shirt on his shop. Keep reading to find out more… Over a dozen other Jewish celebrities, including Drake, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Black, Mila Kunis and Lenny Kravitz, are featured in the clip.
It ends with an AI Adam Sandler flipping his finger at the camera as “Hava Nagila” plays, ending with “Enough is Enough” and “Join the Fight Against Antisemitism.” “It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an AI-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction,” Scarlett said in a statement provided to Just Jared. “I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind.
But I also firmly believe that the potential for hate speech multiplied by AI is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it.
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