Joseph Fiennes now says agreeing to play Michael Jackson in a never-aired episode of Urban Myths was a 'bad call'
, which notes that he is “possibly the only time an actor could be accused of both blackface and whiteface at the same time.” Fiennes admits it was the “wrong decision,” but also notes that he’s just “one part of that—there are producers, broadcasters, writers, directors, all involved in these decisions.”Sure, but if he’d turned down the part, there would be no creepy whiteface photos of him on the Internet.
In addition to deflecting blame, Fiennes would also like to share some of the credit: “And, just to say, I asked the broadcaster ,” he claims. “And there were some pretty hefty discussions, but ultimately people made the right choice.”
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