Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua pull 'Emancipation' production from Georgia
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Georgia has lost a major production because of its newly restrictive voting legislation.
It was announced Monday that director/producer Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films and actor/producer Will Smith and his media company Westbrook Inc. have opted to move production of their forthcoming film "Emancipation" from the state. "At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice," the pair said in a joint statement obtained by CNN. "We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access."More Related News
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