How Racism Is Affecting Denzel Washington's Career, According To Sony Emails — cinemablend.com

According to The Independent, emails were exchanged between Sony Chairman Michael Lynton, and an unnamed producer just after The Equalizer had been released in September. In an email chain acquired by the British newspaper, the producer declared that The Equalizer's gross of $191.6 million simply wasn’t enough, and that it had failed to achieve success outside of the United States of America because of the color of Denzel Washington's skin. He then added that "in general pictures with an African American lead don’t play well overseas."The producer told the Sony executive that he hoped his comment was not "inappropriate or provocative," but he was simply looking for a reason why the film hadn’t grossed as much as they’d anticipated. You can read the producer’s exact thoughts below.

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