“A billboard for X-Men: Apocalypse, one of summer’s behemoth blockbusters, includes a shot of Oscar Isaac’s character choking Jennifer Lawrence ‘s — and actress Rose McGowan says it’s an example of violence toward women being used to market a product.
“As you can see from the billboard, it’s not great!
“McGowan initially posted about the ad on Facebook…
“Update: Fox released a statement apologizing for the billboard, writing,
“”In our enthusiasm to show the villainy of the character Apocalypse, we didn’t immediately recognize the upsetting connotation of this image in print form.
“”Once we realized how insensitive it was, we quickly took steps to remove those materials. We apologize for our actions and would never condone violence against women.””
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