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Actor John Cusack Tweets And DEFENDS Anti-Semitic Cartoon, Claims He Was Confused By A ‘Bot’

Emily Zanotti

Actor John Cusack is ferociously backtracking and claiming he was confused by a “bot” on Twitter after he retweeted — and then defended a clearly anti-Semitic cartoon late Monday night.

Cusack, who blocks most conservatives on Twitter, apparently thought he was sending a message to a friendly audience when he tweeted a cartoon of a hand, marked with the Star of David, crushing a group of people. The cartoon featured a fake quote, credited to Voltaire, that read, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”

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