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Emma Stone joins over 1,200 film professionals in cultural boycott pledge

Original: Hollywood’s apartheid wall is being formally dismantled, in a move to revive the global cultural boycott movement that h

Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone and more than 1,200 film industry professionals have joined a cultural boycott pledge that supporters compare to the movement that helped end apartheid in South Africa. The pledge commits signatories to refuse work with certain Israeli film institutions, and reactions are split between praise for taking a stand and criticism of the comparison.

Why now: A large group of high-profile Hollywood figures publicly joining a boycott campaign is drawing intense debate.

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• Hollywood’s apartheid wall is being formally dismantled, in a move to revive the global cultural boycott movement that helped bring down the racist segregation system in South Africa. Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone and more than 1,200 film industry professionals are joining a… · rania40 · 11

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