Jameela Jamil is under hot water after calling British people “the most evil people in history.”
The actress made the comments on her podcast Jameela Jamil: UNFILTERED while talking about her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in The Good Place.
“Americans think British people are so sweet, which is so crazy because British people are truly the most evil people in history. They are Thanos. Britain is Thanos. They owe 43 trillion to India. We colonise the world.”
Jameela also spoke about moving from London to the United States. She said she has lived there for 10 years and feels Britain is in a bad place.
“I mean, I lived here for 10 years, so I’m fairly, you know, acclimatised. I got here a year before Donald Trump first became president. So I’ve seen this country go through, it’s like ebbs and flows. I was here for the pandemic. So this definitely feels like a scarier time than ever.”
She also blamed Brexit for helping create political problems in the US.
“Generally, I feel emotionally perhaps. And also like Britain is f*****. Yeah, it doesn’t feel as though you know, I’m going back to some sort of literal race war happening right now. Brexit paved the way for American chaos. You know, they put the stone in the road.”
Many people are now criticising her after the clip began making rounds on social media.
One person called her remarks “ignorant” and said she owes her success to Britain.
“This prep school princess owes her success to Britain, land of her birth. Everyone in this clip represents the very worst of vapid, pig ignorant youth culture PS: Citing the 43 trillion myth should bar this spoilt brat from ever giving an opinion.”
Another said she should give up her British citizenship if she feels that way.
“Jameela, you are more than welcome to renounce your British citizenship – perhaps sponsor a well-deserving individual from India who truly wants to be here and you can go live there. Everybody wins, right?”
A third accused her of preaching instead of helping people.
