Playboy removes Mia Khalifa’s channel after she commented on the Israel vs Hamas conflict
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Topics: News, Celebrity, World News
Playboy has severed ties with the adult film actor after her comments about the Hamas vs Israel conflict.
Playboy has deleted Lebanese-American ex-adult entertainment star Mia Khalifa’s content from its website after she made controversial statements supporting Hamas after their deadly attack on Israel.
Now, if you click on a link directing you to her page, you’ll be met with a ‘Not Found’ notification.
The company issued a statement, notifying fans Playboy had terminated its relationship with the 30 year old.
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"We are writing today to let you know of our decision to terminate Playboy's relationship with Mia Khalifa, including deleting Mia's Playboy channel on our creator platform,” it said, as per The Messenger News.
The statement added that Khalifa's remarks were ‘disgusting and reprehensible.’
"At Playboy, we encourage free expression and constructive political debate, but we have a zero-tolerance policy for hate speech. We expect Mia to understand her words and actions have consequences," the statement continued.
It comes after Khalifa threw her support behind Palestine following Hamas launching a range of rocket attacks while fighters stormed into Israel.
This is such a horrendous tweet @miakhalifa. Consider yourself fired effective immediately. Simply disgusting. Beyond disgusting. Please evolve and become a better human being. The fact you are condoning death, rape, beatings and hostage taking is truly gross. No words can… https://t.co/ez4BEtNzj4
— Todd Shapiro (@iamToddyTickles) October 8, 2023
"Can someone please tell the freedom fighters in Palestine to flip their phones and film horizontal," she said in a post via X.
She added in another: "I can’t believe the Zionist apartheid regime is being brought down by guerrilla fighters in fake Gucci shirts - the biopics of these moments better reflect that."
The comments drew significant backlash, capturing the attention of CEO Red Light Holland, a company involved in producing, growing, and selling functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe.
Earlier this year, the company recruited Khalifa as an 'advisor', where she was in charge of providing 'strategic social purpose and community engagement initiatives'.
CEO Todd Shapiro said he slammed her comments as ‘horrendous’.
“This is such a horrendous tweet @miakhalifa. Consider yourself fired effective immediately. Simply disgusting. Beyond disgusting. Please evolve and become a better human being.
“The fact you are condoning death, rape, beatings and hostage taking is truly gross. No words can explain your ignorance. We need humans to come together, especially in the face of tragedy. I pray for you to become a better person. However, it clearly seems like it’s too late for you.”