Following Pushback, John Cusack Deletes BlueSky Posting Linking Jeffrey Epstein with Jews and Israel

An actor known for a string of successful romantic comedies more than 20 years ago has again emphasized his antipathy toward the Jewish state with a meme he posted on the BlueSky social media network depicting a four-degrees connection between former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israel’s espionage agency, and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Entertainment journalism site Deadline captured a screenshot of the since-deleted image shared by John Cusack, which includes a photo of Blinken linked to his stepfather Samuel Pisar, who is in turn tied to Robert Maxwell (labeled as a Mossad agent), the father of Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted Epstein accomplice who received a 20-year prison sentence on June 28, 2022.

The image’s creator chose to label each individual with a blue Star of David ripped from the Israeli flag.

Speculation that Ghislaine and Epstein may have worked as secret Israeli intelligence operatives has long circulated online in fringe circles of both the right and left.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones uploaded a video on Monday in which he reacted to the release of a Department of Justice memo that asserted that no “client list” or broader blackmail conspiracy existed linked to Epstein, claims which have inspired skepticism from both President Donald Trump’s steadfast supporters and cutting critics.

The Jones video was captioned: “The DOJ is running cover for the CIA and Mossad. NO ONE IS BUYING THIS!! Next the DOJ will say ‘Actually, Jeffrey Epstein never even existed.’ This is over the top sickening.”

Jones said in the video, “the left, they’re all complicit. They’re openly promoting pedophilia. We know they’re pure evil. And they’ll think it’s all funny, ‘Oh, look, Alex is sad. MAGA’s tearing [itself] apart.’”

On X, Cusack reposted a Monday post from account “Margaret Kimberly” who uses handle @ Freedomrideblog and wrote: “Jeffrey Epstein trafficked young women in order to compromise powerful men on behalf of Israel. So no, you’ll never get the details.”

Cusack’s support for such sentiments mirrors a previous incident from June 17, 2019 when the star of “High Fidelity” and “Grosse Pointe Blank” posted another meme drawn from online neo-Nazis before soon deleting it after protests.

The image showed a giant hand with a Star of David pressing down on a group of tiny people alongside a quote misattributed to Voltaire which reads, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” The statement’s true source is neo-Nazi Kevin Strom, a former actor and convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty on Jan. 14, 2008 to possessing child pornography, receiving a sentence of 23 months imprisonment.

Cusack shared the meme along with a sentiment popularized by the classic 1976 film “All the President’s Men,” urging that others should “follow the money.” The frequent critic of the Jewish state would later apologize for his promotion of the image.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League released a statement the next day. “John Cusack’s retweet of an anti-Semitic meme, which has been widely used online by anti-Semites from across the ideological spectrum, shows how easy it is for hatred to go viral in seconds,” he said. “Whether or not you blame it on bots, people are accountable for what they communicate both online & offline. Anti-Semitism and bigotry are unacceptable no matter what point a person is trying to make. This speaks to the larger issue of anti-Semitism becoming normalized in the discussion around Israel, which cannot continue.”

Watchdog group StopAntisemitism awarded Cusack with its “Antisemite of the Week” distinction in January 2024, pointing to the actor-activist’s denial of the widespread, systemic sexual violence inflicted against Israeli women and men during the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Southern Israel.

On June 27, Cusack further elucidated his stance on X, posting, “Iran will surely rush to get a nuclear weapon- and they should get one – it’s the only way to deter US and Israel from bombing every country in Middle East.”

On Monday, Cusack shared a link to his Substack account, where he has yet to publish an article but has begun resharing and posting content on the platform’s Notes social media platform in a style comparable to his X writings. His first post after months of inactivity featured an image advocating the abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

While once a box office fixture, often appearing in multiple films across genres each year from the mid-1980s through the late-2010s, the 59-year-old Cusack has been less visible over the last five years, appearing in the 2020 TV show “Utopia,” the 2022 crime thriller “Pursuit,” and the 2024 historical drama “Decoded,” as well as two 2025 features, comedic mystery “Detective Chinatown 1900” and the thriller “Fog of War.”

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