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Issa Rae Ezra Miller Crisis Reveals How Far Hollywood Will Go to ‘ Protect Offenders’
Issa Rae who has an eight-figure deal at WarnerMedia s HBO slammed Warner Bros Discovery s attempts to save The Flash amid Miller s abuse accusations
Samantha Bergeson Oct 13, 2022 2:30 pm Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Issa Rae, Ezra Miller Getty Issa Rae isn’t shying away from calling out Ezra Miller as an example of a “repeat offender” in Hollywood. Emmy winner Rae, who signed an eight-figure, five-year deal with WarnerMedia in 2021, addressed the controversy surrounding “The Flash” actor Miller following multiple felony charges and abuse allegations. Rae slammed the lack of a “backbone” in the film industry when dealing with “repeat offenders” like Miller, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. “I'm going to be real, the stuff that's happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood,” Rae told Elle. “There's this person who's a repeat offender, who's been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there's an effort to save the movie and them. That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to to save itself and to protect offenders.”Related
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