Sony Told Not to Cast Denzel Washington Due to Overseas Racism
Sony Told Not to Cast Denzel Washington Due to Overseas Racism
For the last two weeks, Sony has been dealing with the backlash that occurred after having the emails of high-level executives hacked. From calling Kevin Hart a whore, to the racist comments regarding President Obama’s movie tastes, it’s safe to say some of these executives are having the worst month ever.
But it’s not over, not by a long shot.
In recently released emails discovered by Radar Online, a Sony executive was on the receiving end of emails from a producer who slammed Denzel Washington and stated that Washington should not be cast in films that will be played overseas because they’ll flop because he’s black.
According to Radar, a producer, whose name was removed from the emails, sent their concerns to Sony Chairman Michael Lynton. In the emails, the producer suggested that Sony not cast black actors in films with an international market.
“No, I am not saying The Equalizer should not have been made or that African American actors should not have been used (I personally think Denzel is the best actor of his generation),” the producer stated in the email.
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