Actress Selma Blair said "no one returned my calls" after an anti-Islam Instagram comment she posted amid the Israel-Hamas war in February 2024 cost her representation, brand deals and friendships.Her remarks come more than two years after Blair attacked then-Rep.Cori Bush, D-Mo., and current Rep.
Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a now-deleted comment over their votes against legislation that would bar people involved in the Oct.7 Hamas attack on Israel from entering the United States."Deport all these terrorist supporting goons," Blair’s reply to a post made by immigration reform advocate Abraham Hamra said in-part, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
"Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then they come here and destroyed minds.They know they are liars.
Twisted justifications.May they meet their fate.""PEREZ HILTON JOINS 'TOMI LAHREN IS FEARLESS' AND DECLARES CANCEL CULTURE IS NOW A SPORTSelma Blair speaks onstage during the ADL State of the Arts: An Evening at The Jewish Museum on Oct.
1, 2026, in New York City.(Getty Images for ADL)Although Blair apologized shortly after the comment drew backlash, she said she lost friends, brand deals and payment connected to a Super Bowl advertisement in the fallout."The brands I worked with were gone within a day," Blair said at the Anti-Defamation League's State of the Arts reception at The Jewish Museum in New York on Thursday.PINK HITS BACK AMID BACKLASH FOR CRITICIZING MACKLEMORE'S PRO-PALESTINIAN CONCERT REMARKSSelma Blair attends Variety Power of Women LA 2026 Presented by Lifetime at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept.
23, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif.(Variety via Getty Images)"A few partnerships I’d spent years building were shelved.
My agency was gone.My lawyer was gone.
My publicist was gone.My book agent was gone.
My book publicist was gone.My social media manager was gone," she continued.
Blair added, "No one returned my calls."Blair said she apologized "right away" for a February 2024 online comment an...