You know Cheryl Hines from Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Hines may be the ex-wife of Larry David on Curb, but in real life she's married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a lawyer and a nephew of former US president John F. Kennedy.
Earlier this week, Kennedy spoke at an anti-vaccine mandate rally in Washington, DC, where he made offensive remarks about Anne Frank and the Holocaust.
The backlash, understandably, was swift. The Auschwitz Memorial tweeted a statement condemning Kennedy's remarks.
@oneunderscore__ Exploiting of the tragedy of people who suffered, were humiliated, tortured & murdered by the totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany - including children like Anne Frank - in a debate about vaccines & limitations during global pandemic is a sad symptom of moral & intellectual decay.
"Exploiting of the tragedy of people who suffered, were humiliated, tortured & murdered by the totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany - including children like Anne Frank - in a debate about vaccines & limitations during global pandemic is a sad symptom of moral & intellectual decay," the Memorial's statement read.
In the Auschwitz Memorial's mentions, a Twitter user tagged Hines and asked, "Do you stand with your husband?" Hines decided to reply. "My husband's opinions are not a reflection of my own," she said. "While we love each other, we differ on many current issues."
@IrishGypsy20 @AuschwitzMuseum @oneunderscore__ My husband’s opinions are not a reflection of my own. While we love each other, we differ on many current issues.
Earlier today, Hines tweeted another, more definitive statement effectively condemning her husband's remarks. "My husband’s reference to Anne Frank at a mandate rally in D.C. was reprehensible and insensitive," she wrote.
My husband’s reference to Anne Frank at a mandate rally in D.C. was reprehensible and insensitive. The atrocities that millions endured during the Holocaust should never be compared to anyone or anything. His opinions are not a reflection of my own.
"The atrocities that millions endured during the Holocaust should never be compared to anyone or anything. His opinions are not a reflection of my own."
Kennedy personally apologized for his remarks too.
I apologize for my reference to Anne Frank, especially to families that suffered the Holocaust horrors. My intention was to use examples of past barbarism to show the perils from new technologies of control. To the extent my remarks caused hurt, I am truly and deeply sorry.
"I apologize for my reference to Anne Frank, especially to families that suffered the Holocaust horrors," he wrote. "My intention was to use examples of past barbarism to show the perils from new technologies of control. To the extent my remarks caused hurt, I am truly and deeply sorry."