Beyoncé's Creative Director Andrew Makadsi Slammed By Congressman For Alleged Anti-Semitism
Its creative director BeyonceIts company, Parkwood Entertainment, is taking heat from a congressman … who thinks an influential person has “no business” shaping a culture accused of promoting violence.
New York Congressman Richie Torres IG took it up on Sunday, posting a screen-cap of an earlier post by it Andrew Makadsi A man was reported to have set his arm on fire at a protest in Washington, DC on Saturday… Torres accused Makadsi of glorifying the suicide of an anti-Israel activist.
Torres posted on the eve of Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of Hamas attacks on Israel, killing 1,200 and kidnapping 251.
Richie said, “Any cultural influencers who glorify violence and aestheticize anti-Semitism and Zionism have no business influencing any culture, let alone our own.”
Richie highlighted Makadsi's past behavior, noting that he had previously been accused of sharing anti-Semitic statements on social media against anti-Semitism and Israel.
Uncomfortable news coming from @BeyonceIts camp!
Meet Andrew Makadsi, Creative Director of Beyonce's Entertainment Agency – @parkwood
Makadsi, originally from Lebanon, shares a violent ideology against Jewish and American leadership:
– Called for the killing of all Zionists (95%+… pic.twitter.com/p5ajhU5J8P
— Stop Antisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 26, 2024
@Stop Antisemites
In July, a screenshot shared by StopAntisemitism's X account allegedly showed a disturbing IG story by Makadsi — which disappeared 24 hours later — calling for “death to all zi0s and their followers.”
Beyoncé has yet to comment on the situation, but many fans tagged her under Makadsi's post, expressing their dismay at the allegations and questioning whether she really wanted to be involved with him.