Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is facing backlash across social media channels for a post that included a photograph of a room in her home. The photo showed a medium-sized painting mounted prominently on a wall — depicting a naked child in an old metal box.
Curtis maintained it was a piece of art.
Curtis was ostensibly attempting to highlight how “beautiful” the Pollack chairs from the movie “Everything Everywhere” look in her home. She wrote in an Instagram post:
“Ok. This is a weird post. But I have Covid, so f*** it. During one of the SAG nomination panels for @everythingeverywheremovie I told the story of how I ended up with my office furnished with my beautiful Pollack chairs from that movie.”
Curtis continued: “I mentioned if people followed me, that was not a cheap trick to try to get people to boost my numbers, but I couldn’t figure out how else to get the picture out into the world, that I would post a picture of them on my IG in my offices for @comet.pictures and I am a truth teller so here you go.”
The photo did feature the table and chairs, but viewer’s eyes (and comments) focused on the painting on the wall in her room.
Many called Curtis out, prompting the actress to delete the post.
“Why does Jamie Lee Curtis have a picture of a naked child stuffed inside a suitcase on her wall? Strong Epstein vibes,” podcast host Stew Peters shared alongside a screenshot of Curtis’ original Instagram post.
Curtis’ posts have been controversial before. Rogan O’Handley noted that as information continues to mount regarding adverse reactions to the coronavirus inoculations, a post by Curtis advocated the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
“5 days ago Hollywood has-been Jamie Lee Curtis posted a vaccine ad for Pfizer on Instagram,” wrote Rogan O’Handley. “3 days ago she posted an extremely disturbing picture she has in her home of a child stuffed in a tub. We have serious questions.”
The painting is called “The Tub” and is attributed to artist Betsy Schneider, who completed the work in 2003.
This incident follows a controversial Balenciaga ad campaign featuring children holding teddy bears in bondage-themed gear.
Amid public outcry, Balenciaga pulled the ads and released a statement.
“This was a wrong choice by Balenciaga, combined with our failure in assessing and validating images. The responsibility for this lies with Balenciaga alone.”
However, Balenciaga’s subsequent ad campaign featured art by Belgian artist Michael Borremans, known for creating controversial pieces involving naked children, sometimes maimed or covered in blood.
Scroll down to leave a comment and share your thoughts.
