Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Viral
Jamie Lee Curtis has spoken out about a 'disturbing' piece of art which received criticism after appearing in the background of one of her Instagram posts.
The shock-inducing post came as Curtis, 64, appeared to be relying on social media to keep her entertained as she hung around her house after contracting coronavirus following the Golden Globes on 10 January.
In the days after the event, she took to both Facebook and Instagram to share a photo of her office, which is home to a round table and chairs which featured in the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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Alongside the image, she wrote: "Ok. This is a weird post. But I have Covid, so f*ck it. During one of the SAG nomination panels for @everythingeverywheremovie I told the story of how I ended up with my office furnished with my beautiful Pollack chairs from that movie."
Curtis' post aimed to allow fans to put an image to the story she'd told on the panel, but it wasn't the table and chairs that got people talking afterwards.
Instead, many zeroed in on a piece of artwork hanging on the wall alongside the table, which showed what appeared to be a young child curled up naked in a tub of some sort.
DC attorney and right-wing activist Rogan O’Handley took a screenshot of the post and alleged it showed a picture of a 'child stuffed in a suitcase'.
Curtis later deleted the post, and this week shared a statement to address the framed image featured in the post.
She wrote: "Last week I posted a picture of some chairs that included a photograph on the wall by an artist that was gifted to me 20 years ago. I understand it has disturbed some people. As I have said, I am a truth teller so here's the truth.
"It's a picture of a child, taken by her mother, of her playing in their backyard in a tub of water. Nothing more, nothing less. I took down the post because I didn't want to keep something up that upset anyone."
After Curtis shared her explanation, fans rallied around the actor and argued she shouldn't have had to take down the post or feel the need to explain herself.
"I saw the post and only noticed the chairs. Please don’t give in to these people. If it brings you joy share it," one fan wrote, while another commented: "No need to explain. People need to stop being “triggered” by EVERYTHING!! No wonder the youth of today are lost."
The image that sparked the controversy was taken by photographer Betsy Schneider.
