{"id":439776,"date":"2021-04-21T19:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=439776"},"modified":"2021-04-21T19:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:20:56","slug":"ray-fisher-rips-warnermedia-for-racial-equity-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-fisher-rips-warnermedia-for-racial-equity-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Fisher Rips WarnerMedia For Racial Equity Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fray-fisher-rips-warnermedia-for-racial-equity-tweet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=439776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3187.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Following the Chauvin guilty verdict on Tuesday, WarnerMedia and several other big Hollywood studios issued statements about racial justice in America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Work Continues,\u201d said WarnerMedia. \u201cWhile this verdict doesn\u2019t bring back those we\u2019ve so wrongly lost, we know that it brings us closer to significant change. We reaffirm our commitment to be a part of the solution by using our platforms, content, and resources to advance racial equity and social justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.4929577464789\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m4rR72NqFW\">pic.twitter.com\/m4rR72NqFW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WarnerMedia (@WarnerMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarnerMedia\/status\/1384638226120548354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, actor Ray Fisher, who claims that WarnerMedia protected director Joss Whedon and other executives while he endured racial discrimination and abuse during reshoots on \u201cJustice League,\u201d scolded the studio for its alleged hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cHow f***ing DARE YOU,\u201d exclaimed Fisher. \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Oh, now I\u2019m pissed\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8854961832061\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How fucking DARE YOU  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarnerMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WarnerMedia<\/a>?!?!?! <\/p>\n<p>Oh, now I\u2019m pissed\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTscAQS6fJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tTscAQS6fJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ray8fisher\/status\/1384644834682617859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In July of last year, Fisher publicly accused Whedon of \u201cgross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable\u201d behavior while on set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoss Wheadon\u2019s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable. He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg. Accountability>Entertainment,\u201d Fisher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ray8fisher\/status\/1278362556214755329?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0in early July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the LA reshoots for Justice League, Geoff Johns summoned me to his office to belittle and admonish my (and my agent\u2019s) attempts to take grievances up the proper chain of command. He then made a thinly veiled threat to my career. This behavior cannot continue,\u201d he then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ray8fisher\/status\/1293652833615708172?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0in August.<\/p>\n<p>WarnerMedia launched an investigation into Fisher\u2019s claims against Whedon, Johns, and Berg. In October 2020, Fisher elaborated on his allegations when he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/sherazfarooqi\/2020\/10\/29\/interview-ray-fisher-talks-toxic-justice-league-set-warnermedia-investigation-and-erasing-characters-of-color\/amp\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a>\u00a0that Warner Bros. film boss Toby Emmerich and other executives participated in \u201cracist conversations\u201d during the reshoots and editing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat set my soul on fire and forced me to speak out about Joss Whedon this summer was my becoming informed that Joss had ordered that the complexion of an actor of color be changed in postproduction because he didn\u2019t like the color of their skin tone,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cPrior to Justice League\u2019s reshoot process, blatantly racist conversations were had and entertained \u2014 on multiple occasions \u2014 by former and current top-level executives at Warner Bros. Pictures,\u201d he further alleged. \u201cDecision-makers that participated in those racist conversations were Geoff Johns, Jon Berg, and current Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to these alleged conversations, Fisher determined that race played a factor in Whedon\u2019s decision to cut the roles or minimize the parts given to minority actors \u2014 Zheng Kai, Joe Morton, Karen Bryson, and Kiersey Clemons. \u201cI always suspected that race was a determining factor for the way that things went down, but it wasn\u2019t until this past summer that I was able to prove it,\u201d Fisher said.<\/p>\n<p>In December, WarnerMedia concluded its investigation, simply saying that \u201cremedial action\u201d was taken.<\/p>\n<p>Fisher has continued to claim that WarnerMedia worked only to protect those in power while largely dismissing his allegations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/justice-league-star-ray-fisher-accuses-warner-bros-execs-of-racist-conversations\">\u2018Justice League\u2019 Star Ray Fisher Accuses Warner Bros. 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