Attorney General William Barr blasted Hollywood on Thursday for what he characterized as self-censorship to appease China and ensure entry into its marketplace, to the extent that studios have give…
and ensure entry into its marketplace, to the extent that studios have given the Communist Party “a massive propaganda coup.”
“Hollywood’s actors producers and directors pride themselves on celebrating freedom and the human spirit, and every year at the Academy Awards Americans are lectured about how this country falls short of Hollywood’s ideals of social justice,” Barr said. “But Hollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the Chinese Communist Party, the world’s most powerful violator of human rights.
Studios for years have edited movies to gain entry into international markets, not just China but other countries, and those edits occasionally have created substantial attention.In his speech, Barr pointed out two examples. One was the case of Paramount’s, in which he cited reports that Paramount told producers to edit out references to a virus originating in China, “in the hope of landing a Chinese distribution deal,” Barr said, adding that the deal never materialized.
Barr said that “writers and producers know not to test the limits,” and that “Chinese censors don’t need to say a word because Hollywood is doing their work for them.”
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