The granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, leader of the Nationalist Fascist Party in Italy during World War II and ally to Adolf Hitler, called comedian Jim Carrey a “bastard” on Twitter Saturday.
“You are a bastard,” said Alessandra Mussolini after Carrey posted a cartoon of her grandfather and his mistress Claretta Petacci hanging upside down as part of their execution.
Carrey wrote in the original Tweet that started the feud: “If you’re wondering what fascism leads to, just ask Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta.”
If you’re wondering what fascism leads to, just ask Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta. pic.twitter.com/uc2wZl0YBu
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) March 30, 2019
Benito Mussolini, who was the leader of Italy during most of World War II, was a close ally of Hitler as they both worked to conquer Europe. In 1943, his government forced him out of power before the end of the war.
As the war came to a close in 1945, he was captured along with his mistress, shot, and both of them were hung upside down by their legs.
Alessandra Mussolini, who is a member of the European Parliament for Central Italy, has her own controversial history in addition to being related to the WWII dictator. In 2006, she told a transgender member of Parliament it was better to be a “fascist than faggot.”
Carrey, known for such comedy movies as “The Mask” and “Ace Ventura,” has taken up painting; his art often turns political, and his over-the-top cartoons often target President Trump and his Republican allies.
Mussolini’s granddaughter said Trump should have nothing to worry about Carey’s cartoons because they were “dirty.”
“President @realDonaldTrump doesn’t have to worry about poor @JimCarrey politica attacks; his drawings are only dirty paper,” she said.
President @realDonaldTrump doesn’t have to worry about poor @JimCarrey politica attacks; his drawings are only dirty paper
— Alessandra Mussolini (@Ale_Mussolini_) March 31, 2019
