Scarlett Johansson has hit back over the use of the AI in a faked video of her denouncing Kanye West after publicly airing his antisemitic views.
An AI-generated video has been created showing digital versions of high-profile Jewish celebrities condemning Kanye’s vile actions.
Hollywood has turned on Kanye, 47, after he launched into a series of anti-Semitic rants and started selling swastika T-shirts in his latest outrageous stunt.
The rapper has sparked outrage in recent days after he used his Yeezy website to sell a $20 white T-shirt featuring a swastika and launched an anti-Semitic rant on X.
After his three-day barrage of racist, sexist and homophobic tweets, many Hollywood stars have turned against him, including Isla Fisher and David Schwimmer.
While Scarlett says she supports the message of zero tolerance towards hate speech, she doesn’t condone the use of her likeness in the video without her consent.
Scarlett Johansson has hit back over the use of the AI in a faked video of her denouncing Kanye West after publicly airing his antisemitic views
An AI-generated video has been created showing digital versions of high-profile Jewish celebrities condemning Kanye’s vile actions
In a her statement, Scarlett has condemned ‘the misuse of A.I., no matter what its messaging’ and called on the U.S. government to limit the use of the technology.
She said: ‘It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an A.I.-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction.
‘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 A.I. is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it. We must call out the misuse of A.I., no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality.’
‘I have unfortunately been a very public victim of A.I. but the truth is that the threat of A.I. affects each and every one of us.’
‘There is a 1000-foot wave coming regarding A.I. that several progressive countries, not including the United States, have responded to in a responsible manner. It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralysed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of A.I.’
The statement concluded: ‘I urge the U.S. government to make the passing of legislation limiting A.I. use a top priority; it is a bipartisan issue that enormously affects the immediate future of humanity at large.’
Yeezy.com has now disappeared from the internet after Shopify said it violated his term.
The AI video shows a generated white T-shirt featuring a hamsa with a raised middle finger and a Star of David on it, printed above the word ‘Kanye’, directly mocking the musician’s offensive T-shirt design.
Hollywood has turned on Kanye, 47, after he launched into a series of anti-Semitic rants and started selling swastika T-shirts in his latest outrageous stunt
After his three-day barrage of racist, sexist and homophobic tweets, many Hollywood stars have turned against him, including Isla Fisher and David Schwimmer (seen)
A hamsa is a hand-shaped amulet that symbolizes protection and unity and is often used throughout North Africa and the Middle East.
AI versions of Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jack Black and Jake Gyllenhaal all ‘wore’ the T-shirt in the video.
A fake Adam Sandler closed out the video by giving the middle finger to camera and smiling before saying: ‘Enough is enough. Join the fight against anti-Semitism.’
Scarlett, who voiced an AI operating system in 2013 movie Her, has been vocal in her concerns surrounding AI and previously accused OpenAI of deliberately copying her voice on ChatGPT without her knowledge, which the company denied.
The Kanye AI footage was shared to X, formerly known as Twitter, by Israeli AI expert Ori Bejerano alongside a list of reasons why Kanye’s actions are offensive and not a ‘gimmick’.
He wrote: ‘F*** You, Kanye West. In recent days, Kanye West has once again crossed every possible red line.
‘The man who previously declared ”I am a Nazi”, praised Hitler, and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, used one of the biggest stages in the world – a Super Bowl commercial broadcast – to spread antisemitism and hate.’
‘This is not a mistake, not a gimmick, and not ”artistic provocation”. This is a deliberate incitement against Jews,’ he added.
‘This is the normalization of Nazi symbols in front of tens of millions of people. This is a call for violence disguised as pop culture.’
West stoked the furor over his remarks when he used a Super Bowl advert to promote his fashion line Yeezy, which only featured one item on its website – a $20 white T-shirt featuring a swastika – before it was removed by Shopify.
Amid his shocking stunts, Kanye has been dro
pped by the Los Angeles-based talent agency 33 & West.
On Monday, 33&West agent Daniel McCartney took to Instagram Stories with a post informing nearly 7,000 followers he could no longer work on Kanye’s behalf.
‘Effective immediately, I am no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his recent harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33 & West can stand for,’ he said. ‘Peace and love to all.’
It was not immediately clear when the agency began working with the Hurricane artist, prior to its announcement it was cutting ties.
It came after West, now known as Ye, filmed a bizarre, close-up video of himself for a Super Bowl advert, telling viewers to visit his online store.
‘I spent all the money for the commercial on these new teeth,’ he said, smiling for the camera and wearing sunglasses. ‘So, once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone.’
‘Um. Umm. Umm,’ he continued before directing viewers to his brand’s website. ‘Go to Yeezy.com.’
The stunt followed a succession of shocking tweets over the weekend.
In the tweets, he expressed support for Adolf Hitler and stated he would never ‘trust or work with Jewish people’ again and insisted he ‘will not apologize’ for his views.
Among his most shocking tweets in the hours-long tirade, Kanye proudly declared: ‘I AM A NAZI’, later adding: ‘I LOVE HITLER NOW WHAT B*****S.’
He also wrote: ‘IM NEVER APOLOGIZING FOR MY JEWISH COMMENTS I CAN SAY WHATEVER THE F**K I WANNA SAY FOREVER WHERES MY F***ING APOLOGY FOR FREEZING MY ACCOUNTS SUCK MY D**K HOWS THAT FOR AN APOLOGY.’
A second tweet stated: ‘So funny how N****** rapping about killing N****** is not hate but posting a swastika is hate.’
Elsewhere, he posted a picture of a Mounjaro iinection, a prescription-only treatment for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, and stated: ‘YEEZY DOES NOT HIRE FAT OR UGLY PEOPLE.’
In another he wrote: ‘SOME PEOPLE I LOVE SOME PEOPLE I GOT LOVE FOR I DONT HATE ANYONE I JUST DONT CARE ABOUT THEM ENOUGH TO HATE THEM.’
Hours later, he bizarrely tried to explain away the hours-long tirade by claiming it was all simply part of a ‘social experiment’ and that he had ‘won’.
He told his 32.7million followers: ‘I won… I tweeted pretty much everything I felt like for 12 hours and I still have my Twitter. And most importantly my billions.
Hollywood has condemned West with Isla Fisher slamming him as a ‘monster’ and urging her fans to unfollow him
‘Thank you everyone for participating in this social experiment. Thank you and love to all my fellow rappers. Thank you and love to all black women. Thank you and love to all gays.
‘Thank you and love to all Jews. Thank you and love to all gay Jew rappers. Thank you to all broke N******. Thank you to the internet trolls.
‘Thank you for all neurodivergents. And a special thank you to Elon. I actually love everybody (especially fat WOMEN).’
Kanye was previously accused of anti-Semitism in 2022 after making a series of racist remarks, but later apologised, insisting it was not his ‘intention to hurt or demean’ the Jewish community.
