Social scan: Seth Rogen critiques Macklemore's controversial costume

May 23, 2014 at 7:14PM
In this photo taken May 16, 2014, Macklemore of the group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis strikes a pose as he performs "Thrift Shop" to a mob of waving fans during Vivid: Spectacle Opening Night Party at the EMP Museum in Seattle. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
Macklemore of the group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis strikes a pose as he performs "Thrift Shop" to a mob of waving fans during Vivid: Spectacle Opening Night Party at the EMP Museum in Seattle. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

During a surprise performance last week, rapper Macklemore donned a fake beard and a prosthetic nose. The get-up didn't land the Grammy Award winner on any best-dressed lists, but it did earn him accusations of anti-Semitism from many people, including actor Seth Rogen.

«@macklemore, first you trick people into thinking you're a rapper, now you trick them into thinking you're Jewish?» @Sethrogen

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