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Danny Glover Blasts 'Racist' Hollywood

August 19th, 2008 12:13pm EDT Post a comment

Actor Danny Glover has branded Hollywood studio bosses racist after failing to secure financial backers for a biopic of revolutionary Haitian leader Toussaint L'Ouverture.

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Tue Aug 19 2008 12:16:27 By: SilentBob (

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cue Spike Lee and Al Sharpton

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Tue Aug 19 2008 12:45:32 By: samwise2206 (

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Studio Exec's wouldn't green light any money for this film because they know it wouldn't draw fly's at the box office. go away Glover.

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Tue Aug 19 2008 12:46:03 By: RINDY (

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PEOPLE ARE SO UNCOMFORTABLE KNOWING THE TRUTH ABOUT HISTORY. IF IT IS THE SUFFERING OF HATIANS OR HATIAN LEADER,IT IS A PROBLEM GETTING FUNDING FOR. YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT HISTORY INORDER TO MOVE FORWARD IN HISTORY. NOW THAT DANNY GLOVER IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH ALL OF A SUDDEN HE IS LIKE AL SHARPTON AND SPIKE LEE. NOW THAT IS FUNNY. HISTORY SPEAKS ABOUT ALL OF US WEATHER IT IS GOOD OR BAD. THEY DON'T WANT TO FUND IT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE TRUTH. RACIST DOES EXIST AS A FACT, TODAY WE CAN IGNORE IT OR FACE IT. A GROUP OF HATIANS CANNOT COME IN THIS COUNTRY OVER THE WATER WITHOUT BEING SENT BACK. OTHERS CAN COME OVER AND STAY AND NOT BE SENT BACK. THATS A FACT AND THAT IS REALITY.

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Tue Aug 19 2008 12:54:30 By: RINDY (

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THE REASON WHY THEY FEEL IT WONT DRAW FLYS AT THE BOX IS THEY ARE UNCOMFOTABLE WITH THE TRUTH. STUDIO EXEC'S CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE. EVERY MOVIE DANNY GLOVER PRODUCES OR IS IN DRAWS PEOPLE TO THE BOX OFFICE. THAT IS A SURE GREEN LIGHT.

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Tue Aug 19 2008 15:53:20 By: EuropeanTraveler (

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Why doesn't Mr. Glover go to Hugo Chavez and ask HIM to bankroll his film? He seemed to be pretty chummy with this sleeze the last time Chavez was in town!

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Tue Aug 19 2008 17:05:52 By: samwise2206 (

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RINDY check your facts. the only movies glover has been in that made money were not because of him. the lethal weapon movies were due to Mel Gibson. every movie were he has been the centerpiece or the main billed actor has flopped at the box office. Danny Glover is a racist he should be grateful to be working in Hollywood.

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Wed Aug 20 2008 08:08:50 By: lovetheweasel (

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spike lee IS pretty racist, so i see where he is coming from

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Wed Aug 20 2008 08:13:33 By: Felix Lassiter (

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Ha Ha Danny Blubber weep and cry boo who the man won't give me the money to make my movie I don't think theres a law that says these people have to sponsor a project that they feel will not draw and audience and there for not make money or more importantly a profit stop your whining and move on to your next brain storm.

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Sat Nov 28 2009 18:33:00 By: Anonymous User
You can see a clip of Toussaint's last moments in prison from the new short film "The Last Days of Toussaint L'Ouverture" at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468184/ This short film is the basis for a new feature (not with Danny Glover) that is in development.

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