Aubrey Plaza tells comedian to “go fuck yourself” over Puerto Rico comment at Trump rally

30 October, 2024

Aubrey Plaza and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe

Aubrey Plaza has hit out at comedian Tony Hinchcliffe after he described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” at a recent Donald Trump rally.

The actor, who is currently starring in Agatha All Along, was attending the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in New York last night (October 29) when she hit back at his joke.

Hinchcliffe delivered a controversial speech at a Presidential campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday (October 27).

According to Billboard, he made numerous derogatory remarks about figures from the music world, as well as Puerto Rico, the Latin community, Black people, Jewish people, and Palestinians.

In response, Plaza said: “I just wanted to very quickly respond to the racist joke that was made at that Trump rally about Puerto Rico, where most of my family is from. Thankfully, my sweet abuelita (grandma) wasn’t here to hear that disgusting remark.

“But if she was alive today, I think she would say, ‘Tony Hinchcliffe, go fuck yourself.’ And yes, the Wall Street Journal can quote me on that.”

Her comments come after singer Luis Fonsi, most famous for the 2017 hit ‘Despacito’, also hit out at Hinchcliffe over the controversial joke.

He wrote on his Instagram story on Sunday: “We are not OK with this constant hate. It’s been abundantly clear that these people have no respect for us and yet they want our vote. I purposely wrote this in English cause yes we’re American too.”

The Trump campaign has since distanced itself from Hinchcliffe’s controversial comments over Puerto Rico.

Elsewhere, Taylor Swift fans also criticised the comedian after he also called Travis Kelce the “next O.J. Simpson” at the rally.

Former NFL player Simpson, who died in April aged 76, was charged in 1994 with murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The lengthy high-profile trial led to Simpson’s acquittal in 1995. However, he was deemed liable for the deaths in a civil suit brought by the victims’ families three years later.

In response to Hinchcliffe’s comment about Kelce, Swifties took to social media to condemn the comedian.

One fan wrote: “Are we going to talk about the Tony guy at Trump’s rally saying Travis might be the next OJ Simpson?? Like is he implying Travis should kill Taylor Swift? Is there some context I’m missing here or something???” Another person called the remark “utterly offensive”, claiming that Hinchcliffe was “implying” Kelce could “harm Taylor Swift”.

Agatha All Along is currently streaming on Disney+.

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