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Jane Campion Apologizes to Venus and Serena Williams for Her ‘Thoughtless Comment’ at Critics Choice Awards

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criticized online for her remark about the tennis greats, saying it diminished their accomplishments as Black, female athletes.

And Venus Williams herself looked visibly surprised during the Critics Choice Awards broadcast when she made the comment. The director however was seen posing with Venus at a Netflix after-party following the awards ceremony Sunday.

Campion had previously earned some goodwill when she had responded to some equally criticized comments by actor Sam Elliott about her film “The Power of the Dog,” calling him a “B-I-T-C-H” after he questioned “what the f— this woman from down there know about the American West” and questioned the film’s allusions to homosexuality.

For the record: A previous version of this story indicated that Jane Campion made the remarks at the BAFTA Awards, rather than the Critics Choice Awards. .

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