UPDATED Jan. 14 with latest tweets at the bottom.
While most of Twitter watched the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Aziz Ansari was going after Rupert Murdoch.
The News Corp founder sent out two tweets on Friday, stating that Muslims should "be held responsible" for "their growing jihadist cancer." The tweets were in response to the attacks in France last week.
Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible.— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 10, 2015
Big jihadist danger looming everywhere from Philippines to Africa to Europe to US. Political correctness makes for denial and hypocrisy.— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 10, 2015
Enter comedian Aziz Ansari, who is of Muslim descent. Ansari totally eviscerated Murdoch in a Twitter rant on Sunday using the hashtag #RupertsFault hashtag, using it to point out all the things that Murdoch should be held responsible for, using Murdoch's own faulty logic.
.@rupertmurdoch Rups can we get a step by step guide? How can my 60 year old parents in NC help destroy terrorist groups? Plz advise.— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
.@rupertmudoch Are you responsible for the evil shit all Christians do or just the insane amount of evil you yourself contribute to?— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Ansari's claims were simple: If all Muslims are responsible for everything that Muslims do, then all Christians should be held to the same standard.
.@rupertmurdoch You are Catholic, why are you not hunting pedophiles? #RupertsFault— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch is responsible for all pedophilia committed by anyone Catholic. @rupertmurdoch why are you pro-pedophile :(— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch is Christian just like Mark David Chapman who shot John Lennon. Why didn't Rupert stop it? #RupertsFault— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
.@rupertmurdoch Are you responsible for the evil shit all Christians do or just the insane amount of evil you yourself contribute to?— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Ansari admitted that he is not religious and that the rant was not meant to be seen as anti-Catholic. His intention was to bring attention to Murdoch's anti-Muslim mentality.
To be clear, I am not religious and have nothing against Christians or Muslims, just ignorance like what @rupertmurdoch is spreading.— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
.@RUPERTMURDOCH PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO STOP ANY AND ALL CRIMES COMMITTED BY PEOPLE OF YOUR RELIGION???!!!— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Wow @rupertmurdoch, it's a bad sign when this much shit shows up when you Google "Rupert Murdoch Evil" https://t.co/ceQ81pD8eY— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
If only I could hack into @rupertmurdoch's voicemails and hear what his panicked PR ppl say after they read whatever racist shit he says.— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Anytime a Christian person rear ended your car. #RupertsFault— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
All Christian militia people and anyone they've hurt. #RupertsFault— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
College text books are too expensive #RupertsFault— ANDRE WRIGHT (@dre23222) January 12, 2015
Chick fil A not being open on Sundays. #RupertsFault— Phillip Barry (@PhilBarrryyy) January 12, 2015
Walked in on my dad playing Santa. #RupertsFault— Mystery Idris Elba (@pekholt) January 12, 2015
He specifically called Murdoch out for his tweet praising Ahmed Merabet, the Muslim police officer who was killed during the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.
@rupertmurdoch Quit back peddling you racist piece of shit— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Ansari wasn't the only celebrity to speak out against Murdoch. Author J.K. Rowling tweeted that she would give up her Christian upbringing if it meant not being responsible for Rupert Murdoch.
I was born Christian. If that makes Rupert Murdoch my responsibility, I'll auto-excommunicate. http://t.co/Atw1wNk8UX— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2015
UPDATE, Jan. 14: Murdoch tried to clarify his remarks on Twitter on Wednesday, but Ansari was ready with a comeback.
Certainly did not mean all Muslims responsible for Paris attack. But Muslim community must debate and confront extremism.— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 14, 2015
@rupertmurdoch Hahahah you got forced to do a fake apology tweet!!! AHAHAHAHA YOU LOSER— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 14, 2015