Editing Roger Waters (section)

====2023 documentary alleging antisemitism====
In September 2023, a documentary alleging antisemitism by Waters, ''The Dark Side of Roger Waters'', directed by [[John Ware (TV journalist)|John Ware]], was released by the British group [[Campaign Against Antisemitism]].<ref name="Blistein-2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=28 September 2023 |title=Roger Waters Is Undermining the Cause He Claims to Support |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/roger-waters-antisemitism-allegations-palestine-support-1234834848/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> It includes accounts from Waters's past collaborators, including the ''Wall'' producer [[Bob Ezrin]], who say Waters made offensive remarks about Jewish people.<ref name="Blistein-2023" /> In a separate statement, Ezrin said he did not object to Waters's challenging Israeli policy, but that "if your language directly or by implication promotes the eradication of the world's only Jewish state, then that is absolutely antisemitism in my book".<ref name="Blistein-2023" /> Waters responded in a statement that he was "frequently mouthy and prone to irreverence" but not antisemitic, and that the film misrepresented his views.<ref name="Blistein-2023" />

According to the documentary, in a 2010 email to his crew, Waters described his idea for the inflatable pig to be floated above his gigs, which would have the words "dirty [[kike|kyke]]", "follow the money" and "Scum" written on it.<ref name="timesofisraelwaters">{{cite web |title=Roger Waters defends using anti-Jewish slur after film exposes antisemitic comments |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-defends-using-anti-jewish-slur-after-film-exposes-antisemitic-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930063344/https://www.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-defends-using-anti-jewish-slur-after-film-exposes-antisemitic-comments/ |archive-date=30 September 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref>  In response, Waters said that the "offensive words I referenced... were my brainstorming ideas on how to make the evils and horrors of fascism and extremism apparent", and "not the manifestation of any underlying bigotry as the film suggests".<ref name="timesofisraelwaters" />

Ware sued for libel after Waters described called him a "lying, conniving Zionist mouthpiece" and accused him of "cheerleading the genocide of Palestinians" in interview on [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]. On 25 February, 2025, a [[London High Court]] judge ruled that Waters' comments were defamatory, advancing the case towards trial.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Winston |date=2025-02-25 |title=Roger Waters defamed filmmaker with antisemitic remarks, court finds |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/roger-waters-defamed-filmmaker-with-antisemitic-remarks-court-finds-1236146849/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>