Tovah Feldshuh Counters Adam Brody's 'Free Palestine' Remarks

· Entertainment · United States

Tovah Feldshuh, who plays Bina on Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," publicly responded to co-star Adam Brody's call for a "Free Palestine" in a GQ interview last month. In an interview with the New York Post, Feldshuh said, "To accuse the Jewish people of genocide is wild" and "You take the victim and make the victim the perpetrator," adding that to accuse Jewish people of genocide is "right out of Hitler's playbook." Brody, who plays Rabbi Noah Roklov on the series, had said the Israel-Gaza issue comes up "a lot" for him though he had not spoken publicly about it before. The exchange puts a spotlight on how cast members of a hit streaming comedy are navigating political speech, and whether on-screen talent's off-screen statements affect a show's public reception.

Why it matters：Public political disputes among cast members of a hit series test how streamers and producers manage talent speech, an increasingly visible issue for global entertainment companies.

Key points

  • Feldshuh and Brody play mother and son on 'Nobody Wants This.'
  • Brody called for a 'Free Palestine' in a GQ interview.
  • Feldshuh made her comments to the New York Post.

Sources (original reporting)

More stories from this day