Playboy has cut ties with porn star and content creator Mia Khalifa after she expressed strong support for Hamas following its surprise attack on Israel while calling out terrorists filming their attacks.
The adult magazine announced its decision to part ways with Khalifa, who joined the Centerfold platform in February 2022, in an email to subscribers on Monday night. “We are writing to you today to announce Playboy's decision to end Playboy's relationship with Mia Khalifa, including removing Mia's Playboy channel from our creator platform,” “the Playboy team” writes.
“Mia made disgusting and reprehensible comments about Hamas' attacks on Israel and the killing of innocent men, women, and children,” the email continued. “At Playboy, we encourage free speech and constructive political debate, but we have a zero-tolerance policy toward hate speech,” he concluded. “We hope Mia understands that her words have actions and consequences.
” Users attempting to access Khalifa's page on the Centerfold platform will now encounter a "Not Found" image. The adult entertainer turned OnlyFans star sparked anger after posting a series of controversial tweets praising Hamas over the weekend.
If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of the Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid, and history will prove that in Time,” Khalifa wrote on X Saturday. In another article on X, Khalifa called the photo of the Hamas terrorists a “Renaissance painting.” She attracted further criticism after writing:
“Can someone tell freedom fighters in Palestine to turn their phones over and film horizontally? » She also criticized Kylie Jenner for posting a pro-Israel message on her Instagram account, writing: "If there is such a thing as real journalism, the next person Kylie Jenner talks to will ask for their opinion."
her on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East." East and Middle East. I wouldn't break eye contact until she could string together a coherent sentence, because she so wanted to stand up for her 400 million subscribers.
Since Saturday, Khalifa has retweeted multiple messages to his 5 million X followers defending the fight. A statement, reposted on his account by influencer Kelbin, noted that the attacks were "what oppressed people fighting the oppressor looks like."
Khalifa, who is banned from his native Lebanon, had a boom - but not necessarily profitable - stint in the adult industry in 2014. When she joined Centerfold in February 2022, Playboy highlighted Khalifa's outspokenness as an asset.
Ben Kohn, CEO of PLBY Group, said in a statement at the time: “Mia's fun, direct, empowering, and courageous approach to life and career makes her an important addition to our Centerfold community.”
“Freedom of expression is fundamental to our Playboy legacy, and our Centerfold aims to enable creators like Mia to express themselves in a safe and welcoming environment.”