Megyn Kelly wants fans to βboycottβ Taylor Swift after the singerΒ attended a Gaza fundraising event
with her close pal Selena Gomez amid the IsraelβHamas war.
The political commentator bashed Swift for going to comedian Ramy Youssefβs show in Brooklyn on Dec. 8 β
which donated all proceeds to American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) βΒ on her eponymous SiriusXM showΒ Tuesday.
Kelly, 53, noted that Jerusalem-based organizationΒ NGO Monitor describesΒ Anera as ββhighly political,β presenting a βhighly biased viewβ of the IsraelβPalestine war, βignoring any Palestinian responsibility for hardship and contributing to the demonization of Israel.β
βThat is the group Taylor Swift thought it might be fun to help raise money for, attend the fundraiser for,β the journalist continued, βand she owes Israelis and Jewish Americans an apology.β
Kelly even went so far as to share her hope that Swifties will βboycottβ the βCruel Summerβ singerβs events βuntil she issuesβ a mea culpa.
8Megyn Kelly slammed Taylor Swift for attending a Gaza fundraiser.
8Kelly said the charity event raised money for an organization that allegedly ignores βany Palestinian responsibility for hardship and contributing to the demonization of Israel.βSiriusxm
βAttending this thing was wrong. It was wrong. Do some Googling. See what they do in Gaza to gays. See about womenβs rights in Gaza, Taylor,β she said.
βOtherwise, do this when it comes to talking about those issues again,β the former Fox News host concluded while motioning her hand to tell Swift to keep her mouth shut. βYou clearly know nothing.β
Page Six has reached out to Swiftβs rep for comment.
Aneraβs websiteΒ insists the nonprofit βdoes not work or even coordinate withβ Hamas, which the US Department of State designates as a βterrorist group.β
8Kelly believes Swift βowes Israelis and Jewish Americans an apology.β
Other celebrities seen at the event included Cara Delevingne, Anya Taylor-Joy and ZoΓ« Kravitz.
Swift β who has 278 million Instagram followers and was justΒ named Timeβs Person of the YearΒ β has been criticized for staying silent after Hamasβ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israeli citizens that left more than 1,200 dead, 240 kidnapped and manyΒ eually brutalized.
The Grammy winnerβs bodyguard even reportedlyΒ returned to Israel to serve in theΒ Israeli DefenseΒ ForcesΒ amid the conflict.
8Swift and Selena Gomez attended a comedy show benefiting Anera.TheImageDirect.com
Many fans flocked to social media to react to Swiftβs attendance at the charity event.
βSince October 7th, Taylor Swift has made ZERO mentions of the massacre that occurred in Israel at the hands of Hamas terrorists,β theΒ StopAntisemitism organization tweetedΒ Monday. βHer own bodyguard, who is charged with protecting her life, went to Israel to serve in the IDF. Swift did, however, make the time to attend a Gaza fundraiser Friday evening with Selena Gomez. When will you attend a fundraiser for Israel @taylorswift13?β
βI canβt believe her I was a full time swiftie, and now itβs gone. All my respect. So sad she has lost me as a fan,β aΒ Twitter user responded.
8Kelly also said that fans should βboycottβ Swift.TheImageDirect.com
βIβm sure Selena Gomezβs fundraising will help,β another userΒ sarcastically wroteΒ over a video of Hamas terrorists stealing a UN aid truck intended for Gaza citizens.
βNot to mention that one of the massacre victims that was considered kidnapped for over a month was a Swiftie, and many fans and even Israelβs account reached out to @taylorswift13 for help and she totally ignored them!!!β aΒ third tweeter noted.
βNot my person of the year!!β another added.
8The fundraiser was a comedy show by Ramy Youssef.Rob Kim
Social media influencer Lindsay Pinchuk also slammed Swiftβs presence at the fundraiser,Β saying in a viral video on Instagram, βWhen a celebrity this big makes a statement like this, the flames are fanned for more hate and antisemitism for Jewish people.β
Others, however, argued that Swift, 34, was entitled to help Palestinians suffering during the war.
βI always loved her songs. Now Iβm proud to say Iβm a swifty!βΒ one person tweeted.
8The singer has remained silent about Hamasβ war on Israel.TheImageDirect.com
βWhat a sad, pathetic take, Megyn. She attended a comedy show with proceeds going to support HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS in Gaza, where thousands have died and more will. She also donated 1 mil to TN tornado relief efforts today, but youβll never mention that,β aΒ second wrote.
βI think anyone blindly supporting either side owes an apology. Both sides are pretty gross,βΒ another chimed in.
Kelly previouslyΒ called out Gigi HadidΒ for spreading misinformation about the Israeli government amid the conflict.
8Swiftβs bodyguard reportedly served in the IFD after the Oct. 7 attack.TheImageDirect.com
βFirst of all, Gigi Hadid is an idiot,βΒ the former NBC News personality told the Daily Mail in November of the Palestinian American model. βShe should concentrate [on] walking down the long runway and trying to look pretty; she does a pretty good job of that.β
Hadid, 28,Β posted an apologyΒ at the time after being criticized for a since-deleted Instagram post accusing Israel of the βabduction, rape, humiliation, torture [and] murderβ of Palestinians for βyears and years and yearsβ before Hamasβ attack.
The βNext in Fashionβ co-host has nearly 79 million Instagram followers, which is more than five times the worldwide Jewish population.