Actress Jaime Lee Curtis is receiving criticism after a photo seen in her office went viral online.
Broadcaster Dominique Samuels shared the image on Twitter with the caption, “Another sick Hollywood elite, showing a vile decorative photograph of a naked child shoved in a suitcase.”
She added, “Jamie Lee Curtis is so sick, she didn’t even think people would care! It’s now been deleted. Why is that?”
https://twitter.com/Dominiquetaegon/status/1615834983452614689
One user tweeted, “5 days ago Hollywood has-been Jamie Lee Curtis posted a vaccine ad for Pfizer on Instagram. 3 days ago she posted an extremely disturbing picture she has in her home of a child stuffed in a suitcase. We have serious questions.”
Another tweeted, “Despite what some might say, hanging photos of naked children in your office is not normal.”
https://twitter.com/TrentTalbot/status/1616146123198005249
One tweet stated, “Perhaps she could explain why she likes images of a child in a suitcase?”
See more tweets below:
https://twitter.com/ihateHYPOCRITEZ/status/1615469617639755776
Curtis took to Twitter to post a statement addressing the controversy.
“Last week I posted a picture of some chairs that included a photograph on the wall by an artist that was gifted to me 20 years ago,” Curtis said.
Read her statement below:
https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/1616124505105272832
She explained, “I understand it has disturbed some people. As I have said, I am a truth teller so here’s the truth. It’s a picture of a child, taken by her mother, of her playing in their backyard in a tub of water.”
Curtis concluded the post, “Nothing more, nothing less. I took down the post because I didn’t want to keep something up that upset anyone.”