“True story,” Selma director Ava DuVernay chimed in.
Garner repeated “I can’t breathe” 11 times while lying on the sidewalk until he lost consciousness.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.
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“That was the last time we were in a place of ‘I Can’t Breathe.'”
‘Why are they stirring sh?’
They used their privilege to deny a film on the basis of what they valued in the world."
DuVernay confirmed Oyelowo’s account in a tweet that read, “True story.”
“Ava & David, we hear you.
Unacceptable,” it reads.
“We’re committed to progress.”
Selma’s Oscar snubs were indeedsome of the bigger talking pointsduring the 2014-2015 awards season.
“There’s a lack of diversity, period,“Oyelowo said at the timeof the Oscars.
“I think I was the only real shot, myself and Ava, at individual nominations.
We’ve got to put a dent in that and verify that’s not the case.
I fully intend to be part of the solution and not the problem.”
“History helps us create the blueprint.
In 2016, Academy president Cheryl Boonepromised"dramatic steps” to increase diversity among the Academy’s membership.
This article has been updated with a tweet from the Academy.
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