“Director Jane Campion has apologized to tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams for her “thoughtless” remarks about the pair during a Sunday evening acceptance speech at the Critics’ Choice Awards.
“Campion, a white woman from New Zealand, was accepting the award for Best Director for her film “The Power of the Dog” when she made the comments.
“In her speech, Campion — the only woman nominated in the category — praised the Williams sisters as “marvels” in their craft, but implied that the two Black women did not face the same battles in gender equality as women in film.”
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