Screenwriter/activist Dustin Lance Black chats w/Greg In Hollywood about Tracy Morgan controversy
Saw Oscar winner
Dustin Lance Black at Saturday’s LifeWorks Live Out Loud party [see full report on the event later today] and wondered what this always outspoken and articulate guy thought about the furor surrounding
Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant during a comedy routine.
“He’s apologized at this point,” said Lance. “You know, these things are learning experiences. I think as long as we react strongly and let them know that it is not appropriate and that they do apologize that we are using it as learning experiences. We’re saying, ‘Hey, you can’t do this and this is why.’ If the apology happens, I think it’s good. It’s helpful.”
Lance, whose Academy Award came in 2009 for the screenplay he wrote for Milk, also wrote the upcoming film J. Edgar which was directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Leonardo DiCaprio.
J. Edgar hits theaters the first week in October and he’s still finishing the film What’s Wrong With Virginia which he wrote and directed. It stars Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Emma Roberts.
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