Issa Rae Condemns Hollywood’s Efforts to Save ‘The Flash’ and Ezra Miller to ‘Save Itself and to Protect Offenders’
thewrap.comtold Elle Magazine. “That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to to save itself and to protect offenders.”Rae voiced her thoughts on the ongoing controversy surrounding “The Flash,” as Miller, who stars in the film, faces felony charges and abuse allegations yet remains involved with the production, most recently returning to the set in October for a day of pickup shots.
Five years after the initial shock waves of the #MeToo movement made their way through Hollywood, Rae urged the industry to do better so that women and survivors can “thrive.”“So, don’t do that, and women may be able to thrive,” she continued. “They won’t have to live in fear of keeping silent because it’ll ruin their careers.
It’s just a constant pattern of abuse that’ll only persist if Hollywood continues to insist on being this way.”Despite being years past discussions prompting industry change, Rae says that “sadly, not much” has shifted since the genesis of the #MeToo movement, adding that the arena is “regressing, depressingly so.”“There are just too many enablers for there to be real change.
People have to be held accountable,” Rae said. “There have to be legitimate consequences. Hollywood is very bad about consequences.
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