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    Amy Pascal Denies Pushing Thandie Newton to Portray Black Stereotypes in 'Charlie's Angels'

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    The ‘Westworld’ star says she was forced to turn down the 2000 ‘Charlie’s Angels’ movie because the former Sony boss allegedly pushed for black stereotypes with her role.
    Jul 8, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Former Sony Pictures boss Amy Pascal has distanced herself from racist claims made by Thandie Newton in a new interview, insisting she has no recollection of the conversation she allegedly had with the actress.
    In a new Vulture interview, the “Westworld” star reveals she was in negotiations for a role in the 2000 “Charlie’s Angels” remake when she was called in to meet then-Sony boss Pascal, who was fired in 2015 over leaked emails that were deemed insensitive and problematic for the movie company.
    During the chat, Pascal allegedly told Newton there was a challenge in making her character “believable” as a college-educated woman and then suggested there could be a bar scene, where the Brit’s character “gets up on a table and starts shaking her booty.”
    “She’s basically reeling off these stereotypes of how to be more convincing as a black character,” Newton recalled. “Everything she said, I was like, ‘Nah, I wouldn’t do that.’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, but you’re different. You’re different.’ ”
    “That was Amy Pascal. That’s not really a surprise, is it? Let’s face it. I didn’t do the movie as a result.”
    Pascal told Vulture, “While I take her words seriously, I have no recollection of the events she describes, nor do any of her representatives who were present at that casting session.”
    “I’ve long considered Thandie a friend; I’m thankful that I’ve had the chance to make movies with her; and I hope to work with her again in the future.”
    Newton also revealed she had an awkward meeting with the film’s director as he detailed the opening scene, which would focus on the actress’ body. “The director said to me, ‘I can’t wait for this. The first shot is going to be… You’re going to think it’s, like, yellow lines down a road, and you pull back and you realise it’s the stitching, because the denim is so tight on your a** it’s going to look like tarmac,’ ” Newton recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t think we’re going to go down this road together.’ ”

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      Thandie Newton Regrets Portraying Black Stereotypes in Movies, Hints at Friction With Spike Lee

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      The ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ actress apologizes for taking roles that misinterpreted African Americans in the past and welcomes criticisms from fans and Hollywood pals.
      Jul 8, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Thandie Newton regrets some of the roles she took on earlier in her career because of the way they misrepresented African-Americans.
      The British actress gave an emotional interview to New York magazine’s Vulture, in which she opened up about her roles in movies such as 1995’s “Jefferson in Paris”, “Beloved”, and Oscar-winning movie “Crash”.
      In “Jefferson in Paris” she played slave Sally Hemings, the “lover” of the then Ambassador of the United States to France before his presidency, and when asked how she saw the film in retrospect, the “Westworld” star candidly admitted she now found it problematic, along with her portrayals of African-Americans in general.
      “I would definitely approach that film in a completely different way now. I would push for the film to be more about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson,” she confessed. “And I think that had the DNA tests been done before the movie, they would have definitely wanted to make it more about that.”
      In 1998, a DNA test published in the scientific journal Nature found strong evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child with Hemings.
      Newton continued, “I mean, she was his slave. It was rape.”
      In her defence, she added, it was “my first big film” and she welcomed criticism from “any number of African-Americans… for that one.”
      “Well, I don’t think it’s paranoia. Spike Lee and I had a little moment,” she said of the forthright director’s views on the role. “We’re always respectful when we see each other. But he wasn’t exactly knocking on my door asking me to work with him.”
      “I can’t put words in his mouth of what he thought of it,” she continued. “I know the nature of this business has had me play roles that I’m embarrassed I played. It’s had me misrepresent African-Americans. Because I didn’t know.”
      The Brit then suggested she had “not been of great service” in her career and apologised for getting emotional as she broke down in tears.
      “I guess it’s been of service in one respect, because there’s a person of colour in a movie, but that can do more harm than good – let’s face it,” she said. “Anyway, sorry. God, wow. I’ve never cried in an interview before.”

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      Thandie Newton Turns Car Into Studio to Record 'Westworld' Dialogue Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

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      Sharing a clip of herself recording in her car, the actress playing Maeve Millay in the HBO series tells fans that they are doing everything they can during coronavirus crisis to bring the show to them.
      Apr 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Westworld” star Thandie Newton is getting creative during the COVID-19 lockdown, by taking to her car to record lines for the show.
      The British actress, 47, has played artificially intelligent host, Maeve Millay, since season one of the hit HBO show, which is set in a futuristic theme park. The programme is currently airing its third season in the U.S., but some episodes weren’t finished prior to the world going into lockdown due to the coronavirus, meaning Thandie and her co-stars have had to come up with unique ways of providing the necessary ADR (additional dialogue recording) for the series.
      Consequently, Thandie shared a clip of herself recording in her car on her Instagram page on Easter Sunday (April 12), writing alongside the video, “Lockdown. Been having to create a DIY sound studio (in the car, in the garage, recording into my i phone while hooked up to LA on my laptop) to do ADR (additional dialogue recording) for @westworldhbo.”
      “We’re doing everything we can during Covid19 to bring the show to you. Without these trans global, tenacious cheats, the full season couldn’t get finished (while you watch each episode the future ones are still being completed).”
      She added, “Huge thanks to our incredible post production team for making magic happen. Episode 5 tonight. Gonna slay. Xxxx T.”

      Season three of “Westworld”, also starring Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright and Tessa Thompson, airs Sundays on HBO.

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