Academy Museum Gala Cancels Red Carpet: We ‘Stand in Support of Innocent Israeli and Palestinian Lives’
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy The Academy Museum has canceled plans for a red carpet ahead of its annual fundraising gala “out of respect for the devastating conflict and loss of life” happening amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
The gala itself is still set to take place on Saturday evening, with no formal press coverage of arrivals beforehand. The announcement was made by the Academy Museum on Thursday afternoon in a statement to red carpet press members. “The Academy Museum condemns all forms of hate and cruelty and stands in support of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives affected by the ongoing violence,” the statement reads. “Out of respect for the devastating conflict and loss of life happening overseas, the Academy Museum has made the decision to cancel the red carpet at its annual fundraising gala on Saturday, October 14.
We thank you for your interest in covering and hope to be able to accommodate you at next year’s event.” Despite ongoing tensions in Hollywood amid the SAG-AFTRA strike, which will continue through the coming weeks after talks between the guild and major studios fell apart Wednesday evening, the Academy Museum Gala has been full steam ahead after receiving permission to move forward from both the then-striking WGA and actors guild in August.
The event would’ve marked one of the few major red carpets featuring screen actors since the beginning of the SAG-AFTRA strike in July.
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