David Oyelowo said he and the Selma cast and crew faced backlash for supporting Eric Garner

[ms_mmelissa]

David Oyelowo says, after the cast & crew of @ava's 'Selma' wore 'I Can't Breathe' t-shirts in remembrance of Eric Garner, Academy members said they were "stirring shit" and wouldn't vote for the film as "it wasn't their place to do that."

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- Screen International (@Screendaily) June 4,

Comments

[bellwetherr]

i remember this tbh

tho i will always be wary of david for producing that nina simone film with zoe saldana

[ms_mmelissa]

tho i will always be wary of david for producing that nina simone film with zoe saldana

Everyone involved with that is lucky it died.

[bellwetherr]

truly! it is one of the biggest fuck ups i've seen in film tbh

[pikapika217]

even now, the only think I remember about it is that evelyn from the internets had a great video reaction to the trailer -

[sandstorm]

I believe it.

[jazzl3t]

This is my shocked face. .____.

[kawaiiairbender]

:(

Which is why most responses from orgs & celebs ring hollow

[genbu_no_miko24]

especially from the movie studios.

[ohwutevernvm]

Mhm mhm