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SAG-AFTRA Stunt Performers Press Leaders on Racism Allegations

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Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA leaders are being pressed to respond to stunt performers allegations of racism, nepotism, intimidation and slander.The issue arose due to an open letter sent Wednesday on behalf of stunt performers who are BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Signees asserted that their talents are overlooked, denied and discredited, professional opportunities foreclosed and careers foreshortened.“We have watched from the outside as white stunt performers are painted down, suited/helmeted or men wigged in a grotesque simulation of those of us denied employment,” they said. “Modern-day blackface is Hollywood’s shameful secret.

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