Unfortunately, one of the higher ranked pages had offensive content

It said it is working to fix the problem as quickly as possible

Google admitted it has been alerted to the highly offensive results

Google is working to fix an anti-semitic bug which automatically suggests 'the Jews' when the internet search engine is asked: 'Who runs Hollywood?'

The baffling answer is returned due to Google's complicated algorithms which return a particular page on what it deems to be the most relevant to a person's question.

However, occasionally, the search engine can return embarrassing or potentially offensive results.

Google has promised to fix a bug which made anti-semitic suggestions when asked who runs Hollywood

Changing the question returns a similar slur, but it also suggests that Hollywood is 'running out of ideas'

Gary Oldman was forced to apologize after he claimed in an interview that Hollywood was 'run by Jews'

A Google spokesperson told MailOnline: 'This has been flagged to us, we are working to get it removed as quickly as possible.'

Because of the range of information available on the internet, a search engine can return disturbing or questionable content depending on the query.

The question of Jewish influence in Hollywood received major prominence last year following a controversial interview with British actor Gary Oldman, who defended fellow thespian Mel Gibson over his anti-semitic rant.

Oldman told Playboy: 'I think political correctness is c**p.

'We all hide and try to be so politically correct. That's what gets me.'

Gibson made anti-Jewish slurs when he was arrested for suspected drink-driving in Malibu in 2006, two years after his film The Passion Of The Christ was criticized for depicting Jews negatively.

According to the police report, Gibson made anti-Semitic remarks to the arresting officer, saying: 'F****** Jews... the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.'

He has since apologized for his 'despicable' behavior, explaining that the comments were 'blurted out in a moment of insanity'.

Social media users warned the internet giant about the problematic links returned by the Hollywood question

However, typing a few letters of President Obama's name returns results from the strange to the ridiculous

Oldman continued: 'Mel Gibson is in a town that’s run by Jews and he said the wrong thing because he’s actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him - and doesn’t need to feed him anymore because he’s got enough dough.

'He’s like an outcast, a leper, you know?

He also defended his friend Alec Baldwin who had been accused of making homophobic remarks.

However, a few days after the interview was published, Oldman was forced to make a full apology.

He wrote: 'I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy interview were offensive to many Jewish people.'