John Leguizamo wasn’t shy about sharing his ideas when it got here to James Franco’s latest controversial casting as Fidel Castro.
“How is that this nonetheless occurring?” the actor wrote on his Instagram. “How is Hollywood excluding us however stealing our narratives as properly? No extra appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up! Plus significantly troublesome story to inform with out aggrandizement, which might be mistaken! I don’t received a [problem] with Franco however he ain’t Latino!”
The Encanto star shared his unfiltered ideas alongside a screenshot of a Deadline story confirming Franco’s function within the upcoming movie Alina of Cuba reverse Mía Maestro and Ana Villafañe. The film would be the former Oscar host’s second undertaking after taking an prolonged break from appearing within the wake of being sued by two of his former movie college students in 2019 for sexual misconduct. Finally, he agreed to pay greater than $2.2 million in a settlement.
Take a look at Leguizamo’s ideas in his Instagram put up beneath.
Again in January, Leguizamo additionally addressed the colorism he’s skilled in Hollywood, telling the Academy of Movement Photos Arts and Sciences in a candid chat that he consciously stayed out of the solar for a number of years in an effort to look extra light-skinned.
On the finish of 2021, Franco sat down for his first interview in practically 4 years to deal with the sexual assault case and different allegations in opposition to him. He informed SiriusXM’s Jess Cagle that he has modified for the reason that days when he had been accused a number of instances of inappropriate conduct. He additionally confessed to being a intercourse addict.
