Inclusion Tag

Like many who were within the room during that now-infamous tense exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock throughout the 94th Annual Academy Awards, David Oyelowo is speaking out about his feelings on the incident. Oyelowo penned an op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter examining the possible ramifications of that altercation. Amid a climate that finds many fellow actors and comedians using language like “traumatized” and “sickened” to explain their feelings on the motion and calling for lawsuits and discipline levied Smith’s way, the actor worries that the apparent racial aspect of the incident will color how The Academy and Hollywood as an entire will handle diversity and inclusion efforts moving forward. “My experiences of attending the Oscars over the past few...