Edward Norton discovers ancestors owned slaves: He’s ‘uncomfortable’ about it

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Edward Norton discovers ancestors owned slaves: He’s ‘uncomfortable’ about it
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Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. — who hosts “Finding Your Roots” on PBS — made the revelation to the “Glass Onion” star.

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. — who hosts the show — first made the revelation to the 53-year-old actor,“What’s it like to see that?” Gates Jr. asked after presenting the actor with a photo of a family of seven.

“It’s not a judgment on you and your own life but it’s a judgment on the history of this country. It needs to be acknowledged first and foremost, and then it needs to be contended with,” Norton added.

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