KPMG Manager Fired After Calling Man 'Zionist Pig' in Viral Video
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Yuen Lee, a KPMG manager, was reportedly fired after a video surfaced of her calling a Jewish man a "Zionist pig" at a New York gym. Lee claims she was provoked and that her dismissal was due to her support for Palestine, while KPMG initially placed her on leave pending an investigation.
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- KPMG manager Yuen Lee reportedly fired after viral "Zionist pig" video.
- Video shows Lee in an altercation at a Manhattan gym.
- Billionaire Bill Ackman amplified the video, tagging KPMG.
- Lee claims she was provoked and felt threatened.
- She alleges her firing is due to support for Palestine.
- KPMG initially placed her on administrative leave.
A video of Yuen Lee, a manager at KPMG in the United States, calling a Jewish man a "Zionist pig" during an altercation at a Manhattan gym has gone viral, leading to her dismissal. The incident occurred on September 16 at Chelsea Piers Fitness. In the widely shared clip, the man confronts Lee, stating, "You called me a Zionist pig, you don't even know anything about me." Lee retorts, "I do, I read books, I am very educated," and repeats the slur when asked. The video was initially posted by StopAntisemitism and gained significant traction when billionaire Bill Ackman shared it on X, tagging KPMG and its US branch. The clip garnered over 2.5 million views, prompting public calls for KPMG to respond.
KPMG initially announced that Lee was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, stating that "discriminatory rhetoric has no place" at the company. However, Lee has since presented a different account of the events leading up to the recording. In a response video, she claims the man approached her because of a keffiyeh she was wearing, accused her of supporting terrorism, and continued to confront her after she tried to walk away. She stated she felt threatened before calling him a "Zionist pig" and a "racist."
Lee asserts that her personal details were leaked online, she received threats, and that Ackman's actions in sharing the video and tagging her employer effectively "demanded that I be fired." She claims she was dismissed from KPMG on Friday. Lee denies being antisemitic, arguing she lost her job because "a coordinated group of people decided to punish a woman for supporting Palestine."
As of the report, KPMG has not independently confirmed Lee's termination, with their last public statement indicating she was on administrative leave during the investigation.