Charlotte Rampling clarifies controversial diversity remarks

The Best Actress nominee, who said that boycotting the Oscars is “racist to whites”, has now clarified her comment. So I was delighted to see that she is criticizing claims that this year’s Oscar nominations are unfair to African-Americans.

Akua Gyamfi, founder of The British Blacklist, which promotes the work of ethnic minority actors, said “there is no racism against white people in this situation”. “I am highly encouraged by the changes announced today by the Academy to diversify its membership”.

Reese Witherspoon posted a message of support to the campaign for Oscars diversity, writing: ‘I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack of racial and gender diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations.

Since then Rampling has done another interview and moved to establish that these quotes were misinterpreted and that what she actually meant to say was that all actors of every race she be treated equally.

Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith will boycott the ceremony alongside director Spike Lee.

Charlotte Rampling is making headlines after speaking out against the calls for a boycott of the Oscars.

Ironically, Rampling has been known for shunning Hollywood most of her career, living in France and often waiting for roles to come to her rather than the other way around, according to her interview with CBS Sunday Morning airing this weekend.

Rampling adds: “One can never really know, but perhaps the black actors did not deserve to make the final list”. People will always say: “Him, he’s less handsome”; “Him, he’s too black”; “He is too white”… someone will always be saying “You are too” (this or that)…

She was referring to black Oscars hopefuls including “Beasts of No Nation’s” Idris Elba, “Creed” star Michael B. Jordan and movie writer Ryan Coogler and the cast of N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton” who were overlooked by academy voters. “Using such an ugly way of complaining”. The session ended with a unanimous vote to endorse the new processes, but action on possible changes to Oscar balloting was deferred for later consideration. Come check me out at #TheOscars this year.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs released a statement saying she is “both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion” and will be “taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership”.