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George Lucas apologizes for calling Disney ‘white slavers’
WBAY.COM ^
| 31 DECEMBER 2015
| AP
Posted on 12/31/2015 4:09:21 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Lucas has apologized for criticizing Disney’s handling of “Star Wars†and saying he had sold his characters to “white slavers†in a recent interview with Charlie Rose.
In a statement issued Thursday, Lucas says he misspoke and used a “very inappropriate analogy.†It was not clear what the “Star Wars†creator meant by the “white slavers†comment, and Rose did not ask a follow-up question on his PBS show that aired Dec. 24. The charged words nonetheless sparked ire when the interview was posted online Wednesday.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: liberalagenda; lucas
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
His lawyers probably pointed out the fine print in his stock purchase agreement.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:10:56 PM PST
by
wideawake
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:11:14 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Hollywood inside baseball. Ho hum.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:11:49 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
(Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
â€â€Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s to George Lucas.
Would you please clean up you posts.
Click here.
Did you start posting yesterday?";-)
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:15:28 PM PST
by
RoosterRedux
(Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light - John Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: RoosterRedux
Thanks for the link.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
and Rose did not ask a follow-up Of course he didn't.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Why the heck he is complaining.He got a ton of money and Disney is saving his legacy with the new energy of the Star Wars franchise.
The Prequels sucked so bad I never was able to get through any of them. Just saw the Episode VII and it is the best Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back, which in my humble opinion was the best of the franchise.
My 9 year old son loved it and said ‘Best Star Wars ever!’ He has watched them all numerous times and is the beginning of the demographic for the series and sure to get his business in the future.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:17:34 PM PST
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: RoosterRedux
Oh, so the fix is to change everything by hand? Good to know.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:18:40 PM PST
by
wideawake
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Does that make George Lucas the $4 billion pimp for selling Lucasfilm?
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:18:42 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(CNBC = Clowns Neutered By Cruz)
To: wideawake
Hoping Jim will resolve directly...but you never know.
Best for the New Year!
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:21:31 PM PST
by
RoosterRedux
(Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light - John Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
May be wrong, but Lucas could be referring to the H1B outrage being perpetrated by Disney under the odious POS Robert Iger.
Firing hundreds of people and replacing them with foreign nationals who are nothing but sweat shop slaves from India may not be “white slavery”, but it sure is some form of servitude, even if they aren’t exactly “white”.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
It does give the impression that Disney management isn’t racially integrated.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:29:00 PM PST
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:30:57 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jim from C-Town
A true "family film" -- and those are hard to find these days.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:33:21 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Regulator
No its sour grapes. The prequels were universally reviled and this movie has people saying it’s one of if not the best, second only to Empire which of the first 6 had the least amount of Lucas in it.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:36:06 PM PST
by
chae
(The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
To: trisham
Maybe his black wife has something to do with this.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:37:44 PM PST
by
Vision
(Obama is not a well man.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Wonderful article that gives absolutely no context as to why Lucas said that or even what the question which he answered was. The Charlie Rose interview is on
Hulu, but I haven't found it yet when skipping around.
If someone else finds it please post the time when it he says it so we have some context.
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:38:00 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(CNBC = Clowns Neutered By Cruz)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Too late.
He Raxhel Dolenzaled himself.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Coming from a guy who *invented* Jabba the Hutt (and his treatment of Princess Leia...), that's a little bit rich.
Kind of like the Michael Moore diet plan (speaking of ol' Jabba...) /snark>
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posted on
12/31/2015 4:41:44 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
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