Top CAA Agent Maha Dakhil Sparks Controversy With Social Media Posts Calling Israel’s Hamas Response ‘Genocide’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A powerful agent to A-list celebrity clients like Tom Cruise and Madonna is under fire at her company, Creative Artists Agency, and in the larger Hollywood community over controversial Instagram posts regarding Israel.
On Wednesday evening, CAA‘s star-whisperer Maha Dakhil reposted a statement from an account labeled Free Palestine, which weighed in on Israel’s response to the Oct.
7 terror attack executed by Islamic extremist group Hamas. The post read, “You’re currently learning who supports genocide,” to which Dakhil added her own caption: “That’s the line for me.” She then posted a second photo captioned, “What’s more heartbreaking than witnessing genocide?
Witnessing the denial that genocide is happening.” She later deleted both posts from her account. Dakhil’s posts have been shared widely within the industry, and Variety has confirmed their authenticity. “I made a mistake with a repost in my Instagram story, which used hurtful language.
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