Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua will pull production of 'Emancipation' from Georgia

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Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua said they will pull production of 'Emancipation' from Georgia in protest of the new voting law. https://t.co/wZvEEpIxrk
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 12, 2021

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,” Smith and Fuqua said in a statement. “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state.”

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