Universal pictures and the filmmakers behind the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, are distancing themselves from an offensive casting call that surfaced online this week.
Critics called the casting call that sought women for four categories racist. The casting call ranked women from A-D with "A girls" being the "hottest of the hottest" with real hair and any ethnicity. "D girls" were African-American and "poor and not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone."
Universal Pictures said in a statement late Thursday, "The filmmakers ... did not approve and do not condone the information in this casting notice. We regret and...
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Critics called the casting call that sought women for four categories racist. The casting call ranked women from A-D with "A girls" being the "hottest of the hottest" with real hair and any ethnicity. "D girls" were African-American and "poor and not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone."
Universal Pictures said in a statement late Thursday, "The filmmakers ... did not approve and do not condone the information in this casting notice. We regret and...
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