Justice League actor Ray Fisher has criticized WarnerMedia over its tweeted response to the Derek Chauvin verdict. Former Minneapolis policeman Chauvin has been discovered responsible of murdering George Floyd in Might 2020.
WarnerMedia launched a tweet quickly after the decision was introduced yesterday, April 20. It acknowledged that the studio reaffirmed its “dedication to be a part of the answer by utilizing our platforms, content material, and assets to advance racial fairness and social justice.”
Nonetheless, Fisher, who has accused WarnerMedia of enabling racist and abusive conduct throughout the 2017 reshoots of Justice League, known as out the studio for its perceived hypocrisy. He retweeted the unique tweet, with an emotional response.
Chauvin was discovered responsible on three counts–second-degree homicide, third-degree homicide, and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd was killed on Might 25 final 12 months, and his loss of life provoked weeks of protests towards police brutality throughout the US and in different nations.
Fisher’s criticism of WarnerMedia dates again to July final 12 months. The Cyborg actor initially accused Joss Whedon, who took over from Zack Snyder on the Justice League reshoots, of abusive conduct in direction of him and different solid and crew members. He additionally singled out producers Geoff Johns and Jon Berg for enabling it, and extra lately has accused govt Walter Hamada of protecting up their conduct and interfering with the studio’s subsequent investigation.
WarnerMedia has acknowledged that its investigator, Decide Katherine Forrest, discovered no proof that Hamada tampered with the investigation, and that the choice to drastically cut back the quantity of screentime Cyborg had within the theatrical model of Justice League was not racially motivated, as Fisher alleged.
Zack Snyder’s new model of Justice League was launched by HBO Max final month, with Fisher enjoying a much more distinguished position. Nonetheless, Cyborg will not be seen within the upcoming film The Flash, which began manufacturing this week. Fisher was initially set to look within the movie, however he has since been written out.
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