NO F–KING WAY,” Lawrence David Foldes, a member of producers branch of Academy voters, told the outlet?
As recently as last month, Apple was having internal debates over whether to release the movie this year or delay it until 2023 due to concerns Smith’s involvement could tarnish the company’s reputation with the Academy.“Stopping the release of a film because its star did something offensive hurts the entire production and the hundreds of people who worked on it,” a voter in the sound branch said.“Smith embarrassed the Academy, his peers and people of color so badly with that reckless behavior that I will not vote for him no matter what, and Apple should not release the film for Academy or other consideration,” another voter saidThe film stars Smith The drama stars Smith as a runaway slave who later joins the Union Army and fights back against his oppressors