The lack of diversity at this year’s Academy Awards has drawn lot of attention. This morning Will Smith sat down with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America to speak about diversity in Hollywood. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, recently posted a viral video to Facebook stating why she would be boycotting the Oscars this year. Smith says […]
People have been talking ever since the nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced, and not in a good way. There were zero non-white actors nominated this year, and it has sparked a conversation as to why. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was trending on social media, and host Chris Rock even tweeted, “The #Oscars. The White BET Awards.” […]
Actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to express her disappointment
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