The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Janet Hubert
just came out swingin' at former co-star Will Smith and his
ladylove Jada Pinkett-Smith, who recently released a video voicing her desire to
boycott the Oscars for the lack of diversity in their nominees.
Hubert released a 4-minute video on YouTube calling Jada out,
and goodness, the sass cannot be denied.
"First of all, Miss Thing," she began (oh yeah,
we're not kidding), "does your man not have a mouth of his own with which
to speak?" OH SNAP.
She continued, "The second thing, girlfriend, there's a
lot of s--t going on in the world that you all don't seem to recognize. People
are dying. Our boys are being shot left and right. People are starving. People
are trying to pay bills. And you're talking about some [expletive] actors and
Oscars. It just ain't that deep."
There is obvious bad blood between the former sitcom star and
Will Smith (cue the awkward Aunt Viv switcheroo that we were supposed to just
let go unnoticed), and she made sure to comment on that, too.
"Well karma must be a bitch, cause now here you are.
Here you are, you've had a few flops and you know there are those out there who
really deserved a nod," she said.
The lack of
diversity in this year's Oscar nominations was noticed from the get-go, and
instantly resurfaced the popular hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.
With the
controversy (clearly) on everyone's minds and the topic of numerous
conversations, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs released the
following statement tonight:
"I'd
like to acknowledge the wonderful work of this year's nominees," she said.
"While we celebrate their extraordinary achievements, I am both
heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. This is a difficult but
important conversation, and it's time for big changes.
"The
Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership. In the
coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in
order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond,"
Boone Isaacs said in what amounted to a rare and unusual move on the part of
the Academy.
"As
many of you know," she continued, "we have implemented changes to
diversify our membership in the last four years. But the change is not coming
as fast as we would like. We need to do more, and better and more
quickly."
"This
isn't unprecedented for the Academy," Isaacs added. "In the ‘60s and
‘70s, it was about recruiting younger members to stay vital and relevant. In
2016, the mandate is inclusion in all of its facets: gender, race, ethnicity
and sexual orientation. We recognize the very real concerns of our community,
and I so appreciate all of you who have reached out to me in our effort to move
forward together."
News Story Courtesy: E! News
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