Voice Actress Tara Strong Fired From Animated Series After Sharing Pro-Israel Posts

Voice actress Tara Strong was fired from her role on the independent animated 
series “Boxtown” after publicizing her support for Israel and condemning the 
Hamas terrorist attacks.

The 50-year-old star has worked on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon projects 
like “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Rugrats,” “Teen Titans,” and others. Strong 
confirmed she was fired from “Boxtown” with a post on X.

“Just found out on Twitter!” she wrote on Friday. “This is what happens when 
you help fans get shows made I guess. Fired for being Jewish. Glad I helped 
you get your kickstarter money. Please lose my email address & pray for my 
family in Israel and in Gaza. & #prayforpeace.”

The official “Boxtown” account shared the news in a social media post on 
Thursday.

“Hello all! Just wanted to offer a quick update on Boxtown. We will be 
recasting the role of Bill (previously played by Tara Strong). We’ll have 
more info soon on open auditions,” they wrote. “Thanks for y’all’s 
understanding as we re-orient and figure out the next steps.”

“Boxtown” also shared a longer statement on both Instagram and X.

“This decision was due to a trend among Tara’s recent online activity, 
including posts that promote controversial messages regarding the peoples of 
Palestine currently being affected by the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis.”

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	— “Boxtown” the animated series (@BoxtownOfficial) October 16, 2023

“We believe that our public platform gives us a duty to be careful when it 
comes to hateful messages and misinformation online. This extends to our cast 
and crew. This was not a difficult decision,” the statement said.

“Our hearts are with the Palestinian and Israeli children and families being 
affected by the ongoing conflict. People should be able to live freely 
without being threatened by constant abuse and terror. We are hoping for the 
best,” the post added.

Strong had previously condemned the terror attacks on Israel with several 
tweets.

“For those who support the actions of #Hamas; when they infiltrate your 
hometown, on your soil, break into Jewish homes, raping, beheading innocent 
babies, will you applaud them? Will you wave their flag while they slaughter 
Christians & Muslims who don’t believe their ideologies?” one of Strong’s 
posts read.

Another said, “World’s gone crazy. People ARGUING online about whether or not 
the mass raping, shooting & kidnapping of innocent young women from around 
the world at a music festival is justified! Could happen at ANY music 
festival! Supporting terrorists empowers them & that’s globally terrifying.”

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