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Willem Dafoe recalls being 'shocked' by Last Temptation of Christ backlash: 'It became an antisemitic thing'


Willem Dafoe reflected on being 'shocked' by the backlash to Martin Scorsese's 1988 film 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' in which he played Jesus: 'It became an antisemitic thing, and it snowballed.'

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