Halle Berry has gone and gotten herself in a little politically incorrect pickle over an ill-timed Jewish joke.
The actress, who won an Oscar for enduring a sex scene with Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball, made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno yesterday, during which she whipped out a bunch of silly photoshopped pictures she'd made of her own face with distorted features. When showing Jay an image of herself with a freakishly bulbous nose, Halle reportedly said, "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin." Which would be funny in a room with a couple of your buddies - not so much on national television.
Luckily for Halle, Jay and his producers cut the joke out of the show's broadcast at her behest. Unluckily for Halle, the show was taped in front of a studio audience, not to mention a whole crew. So it got out. Of course, Halle was ready with an explanation(via Page 6):
What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the big-nose picture], "That could be your Jewish cousin!" And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm.
Oh sure Halle - pawn it off on the poor "Jewish girl" who works for you. Ye gads woman, haven't those people suffered enough? The Exodus. Masada. The pogroms. The Holocaust. Woody Allen turning Catholic. And now this? Seriously - you need to do some big-time atoning to come back from this one, Halle. A public apology. Sensitivity training. And I think, to really seal the deal, you need to have sex with at least one Jewish guy. I'm certain there would be a few willing volunteers. Like, every heterosexual Jewish guy between the ages of 15 and 70. They're all ready to forgive you Halle - forgive you over and over, in multiple positions.
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