Actor David Oyelowo has revealed that members of the Academy attempted to snub Selma at the Oscars for publicly protesting against the death of Eric Garner.Taking part in a Q&A with Screen Daily, Oyelowo recalled promotion for the Martin Luther King biopic happening around the time that Garner died in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by a police officer.“Six years ago, Selma coincided with Eric Garner being murdered.
That was the last time we were in a place of ‘I Can’t Breathe’,” Oyelowo explained, referencing words said by both Garner and George Floyd before their deaths.“I remember at the premiere of Selma, us wearing ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-shirts in protest.
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