A professor at the University of Pennsylvania reportedly described Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as an “icon” in a now-deleted social media post.
Julia Alekseyeva, an assistant professor of English and Cinema & Media Studies at the Ivy League school and self-described “socialist,” posted a video to TikTok of her smiling as the song “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the musical “Les Misérables” played, according to a report from the New York Post. Alekseyeva, who goes by “The Soviette” on social media, deleted the post after backlash.
“Have never been prouder to be a professor at the University of P3nnsylvania (sic),” reads the caption on the deleted post, referencing the fact that Mangione was an alumnus.
The professor, who styles herself as a “socialist and ardent anti-fascist” on her website, also described Mangione as “the icon we all need and deserve” on her Instagram profile.
Photo: TikTok/TheSoviette
Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he was walking to an investor’s conference outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4.
