HOLLYWOOD, CA—In order to compensate for a lack of preparation on the part of the film’s production team, sources reported that a Black actress had no choice Wednesday but to bring her own hair products, makeup, and lighting equipment to a movie set. “Yeah, I’m really sorry about this, but our stylists are saying they…
HOLLYWOOD, CA—In order to compensate for a lack of preparation on the part of the film’s production team, sources reported that a Black actress had no choice Wednesday but to bring her own hair products, makeup, and lighting equipment to a movie set.
“Yeah, I’m really sorry about this, but our stylists are saying they don’t have your skin color on their makeup palette, have no idea what to do with your hair, and may not have any wardrobe options that fit you, so if you could just take care of all that stuff on your own, it would be a huge help,” said producer Jim Powell, apologizing to the African American woman who had been cast in the film’s second lead role and asking if she wouldn’t mind rewriting most of her lines, which had been...
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