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Sick racist fans threaten to boycott next James Bond movie if Aaron Taylor-Johnson becomes 007
The star’s mother Sarah is Jewish with Russian ancestry
RACIST film fans have threatened to boycott the next James Bond movie if Jewish actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is confirmed in the role.
The Sun told last week that the star, 33, has been offered the part — but he has since endured anti-Semitic comments online.
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The hashtag #BoycottJamesBond has been widely shared on X/Twitter.
One fan railed at the producers, writing: “Really bad timing with Israel committing genocide in Gaza. Shame on you. I hope your company collapses.”
Another wrote on Instagram: “Boycott Bond, Free Palestine.”
And a third said: “I wont buy a ticket for any of its movies. Will boycott all of it. Bunch of killers."
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The Community Security Trust, which records anti-Semitic incidents, has said Jews have faced a surge in attacks since Israel’s retaliation to Hamas terror attacks in October.
And Jewish Tory MP Andrew Percy said: “Sadly in recent months we have seen record levels of anti-Semitism, much of it driven by those who claim to be concerned about the Middle East conflict.
“Sadly, we know for many this is just a cover for their sinister anti-Jewish views.”
In 2022, The Sun on Sunday revealed that Aaron, of High Wycombe, Bucks, was in the running for the job after screen-testing for Bond supremo Barbara Broccoli at Pinewood Studios.
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The star’s mother, Sarah, is Jewish with Russian ancestry.
In 2015, Aaron said he liked it when someone told him he resembled a fashionable Hasidic Jew.
He said: “That was nice because I have really curly hair and also I’m Jewish.”
Asked this month whether he would step into Bond’s shoes, the actor, wed to film director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57, said: “I find it charming and wonderful.”
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