Mia Khalifa let go from Playboy after voicing support for Hamas

Mia Khalifa let go from Playboy after voicing support for Hamas.

Hamas launched attacks on Israel on Saturday in a move that took the Israeli military and security services by surprise, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently declared: “We are at war.”

At least 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel and more than 400 in Gaza, according to the Associated Press. Since Saturday, Israel has carried out attacks against Hamas, launching “Operation Swords of Iron.

Hezbollah, an Iran-backed organization that the U.S. considers a terrorist group alongside Hamas, on Sunday launched a barrage of mortar shells into Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired artillery into Lebanon. No casualties were reported on either side, according to Reuters.

Amid news of the conflict, former adult film star Khalifa, who has long been a vocal supporter of Palestinians, shared a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which she addressed the footage that was coming out of the region.

“We are writing today to let you know of our decision to terminate Playboy’s relationship with Mia Khalifa, including deleting Mia’s Playboy channel on our creator platform,” the company wrote in a message to users (via Daily Mail). “Over the past few days, Mia has made disgusting and reprehensible comments celebrating Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the murder of innocent men, women and children. At Playboy, we encourage free expression and constructive political debate, but we have a zero tolerance policy for hate speech. We expect Mia to understand that her words and actions have consequences.”

As of Tuesday, Khalifa’s page is no longer available on Playboy’s website.

Among her posts on X (aka Twitter) following Hamas’ attacks on Israelis, Khalifa wrote, “If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid and history will show that in time.” She also posted, “I can’t believe the Zionist apartheid regime is being brought down by guerrilla fighters in fake Gucci shirts — the biopics of these moments better reflect that.” On Sunday, Oct. 8, Khalifa posted, “I just wanna make sure there’s 4k footage of my people breaking down the walls of the open air prison they’ve been forced out of their homes and into so we have good options for the history books that write about how how they freed themselves from apartheid.”