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John Leguizamo is boycotting the 2020 Emmys, citing “cultural apartheid” as his reason. “If you don’t have Latin people, there’s no reason for me to see it,” the comedian and actor, 56, told Yahoo. Awards shows such as the Emmys and the Oscars have been criticized in recent years for their lack of diversity. The …
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The academy is still trying to get past its #OscarsSoWhite problem. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscar statues, unveiled the “next phase” of its program to boost the representation of women and people of color in the entertainment industry and the annual awards. The plan, titled …
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Protesters gathered on Friday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest comes one day after David Oyelowo, who starred in the 2014 best picture nominee “Selma” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that …
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David Oyelowo says his 2014 movie “Selma” was robbed of its chance at Oscars glory by a peeved and prejudiced Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The British-American actor, who was nominated for playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, told ScreenDaily Thursday that the cast’s solidarity with protesters after Eric Garner’s …
John Leguizamo is boycotting the 2020 Emmys, citing “cultural apartheid” as his reason. “If you don’t have Latin people, there’s no reason for me to see it,” the comedian and actor, 56, told Yahoo. Awards shows such as the Emmys and the Oscars have been criticized in recent years for their lack of diversity. The …
