{"id":727823,"date":"2026-06-10T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/727823\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:25:10","slug":"simu-liu-defends-hudson-williams-after-resurfaced-swastika-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/727823\/","title":{"rendered":"Simu Liu Defends Hudson Williams After Resurfaced Swastika Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Simu Liu<br \/>\n                          Leave Hudson Williams Alone, Haters!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              June 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:45 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260610_97dbf35fff414657896c71e37eabb6a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e7ec9f77-5553-46db-9dd8-c18e2d7af670\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97dbf35fff414657896c71e37eabb6a2_md.jpg\" alt=\"simu liu and hudson williams getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/simu-liu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simu Liu<\/a> is defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hudson-williams\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Williams<\/a> after a picture of Hudson with a swastika drawn on his forehead while he was in high school surfaced online.<\/p>\n<p>The Marvel star headed to social media Tuesday night to air out his feelings after the images became public, posting &#8230; &#8220;I have this very specific trauma attached to people on the internet fabricating things about me and twisting things into a massive hate campaign when I first broke out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260610_f254b1567e2144f18f54b5965f1ea2bb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e7ec9f77-5553-46db-9dd8-c18e2d7af670\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f254b1567e2144f18f54b5965f1ea2bb_md.jpg\" alt=\"simu liu threads 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Simu went on to say he recognizes these patterns &#8212; especially with people of color &#8212; and he sees it happening again now.<\/p>\n<p>He warns, &#8220;The internet is insane. Bad actors are everywhere. If you&#8217;re here, be careful. Be smart. \ud83e\udd0d.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>      &#8220;hudson williams stuns in newly shared photo&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4oQVhUxmI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/N4oQVhUxmI<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hanfromdastreet\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@hanfromdastreet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hudson has not publicly addressed the controversy, but sources close to the actor told TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/07\/hudson-williams-swastika-on-face-photo-explained\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he had no idea<\/a> the hate symbol was drawn on him when the photo was taken.<\/p>\n<p>We were told the picture was from a &#8220;campout&#8221; tradition in his Canadian hometown, during which teens would party and cover each other&#8217;s clothing and skin with Sharpie drawings &#8230; and the image was a result of intoxicated teens trying to be funny. We&#8217;re told Hudson knows there&#8217;s nothing comical about it.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260107_45a02d6c8208494c8be07f9a19457694\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e7ec9f77-5553-46db-9dd8-c18e2d7af670\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/45a02d6c8208494c8be07f9a19457694_md.jpg\" alt=\"Hudson Williams in \" heated=\"\" rivalry=\"\" everett=\"\" sub=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A friend of Hudson&#8217;s even told TMZ, &#8220;The markings do not and have never reflected Hudson&#8217;s beliefs, values, or character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Simu Liu Leave Hudson Williams Alone, Haters! 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