Target Will Not Apologize For “Whitewashed” ‘Annie’ Ad. Yes the large retailer is not backing down.A few days ago a petition was issued by L’Sean Rinique Shelton, a motivational speaker through “A Change.org. Target was Accused Of Whitewashing the ‘Annie’ Ad. In all fairness this is the first African American ‘Annie’ traditionally “Annie’ is played by a Caucasian Actress. The issue arose when Target’s Ad used a Caucasian model with the caption ‘Annie’ in Theaters December 19th. The white model had the same red dress that Annie wore. The 5000 people who signed the petition were outraged. Why wouldn’t they have the star Quvenzhané Wallis who has been nominated for an Academy Award in the ad? The petition requested that Target apologize for the “disrespectful” ad. Target has finally responded and they are not apologizing. More details below
(Photos) An Inside Look At The Filming Of The New “Annie” Movie With Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx (Daddy Warbucks) and Quvenzhané Wallis (who replaced Willow Smith to play little Orphan Annie) were spotted filming an action scene yesterday in Manhattan for the new adaptation of the classic film, Annie. This looks like it’s going to be so different from the original, and I can’t wait to see what they do with it! Check out a few more pics in the gallery.
Jamie Foxx Will Play ‘Daddy Warbucks’ In The Annie Remake?!?!
When it comes to all around TALENT, Jamie Foxx is the business! This man does it all, and with the extreme success of, “Django Unchained” it’s no wonder that their is a possibility he’ll be playing, Benjamin Stacks (Daddy Warbucks) in Will Smith and Jay-Z’s, “Annie” re-make. If he gets the role, Foxx will co-star along-side child actress, Quvenzhané Wallis. I hope he gets it! That would motivate me to go watch. Drop down bottom for more.
9-Year-Old Quvenzhane Wallis Called A “C*nt” By The Onion; Twitter Goes Off…Onion Apologizes
Adorable 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis was nominated for Best Leading Actress last night at the 2013 Oscars for her role in Beasts of the Southern Wild Star. As the show went on last night, everyone did what’s typically done during awards shows in this day and age: comment via your Twitter account. The Onion, a satirical website with witty writers that make up outlandish…yet hilarious…headlines and stories, were no different. Switching up between actual articles and just tweets, The Onion stayed on top of the awards show last night, but when it came to Quvenzhane losing her category, they went way too far. “Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a c*nt, right? #Oscars2013,” they wrote. I get that they’re all about humor and satire, but you don’t use that kind of humor on a 9-year-old. Needless to say, MANY were up in arms over the tweet. Their mentions were quickly flooded with angry Twitter users, telling them to take it down, informing them that they’re unfollowing, demanding an apology…you get the idea. Though the tweet sat for quite some time, it was eventually deleted. And finally this morning, an apology was issued. See what they said below. Is it enough?
(Photos) Females Rocking The Oscar Red Carpet!!!
Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Quvenzhané Wallis, Kerry Washington, Zoe Saldana, Kelly Osborne and Octavia Spencer are killing it on the red carpet at the Oscars! Check out the pictures after the jump.
Quvenzhané Wallis To Star As “Annie” !!!!
Producers Will Smith And Jay-Z found their girl, and its Quvenzhané Wallis. Hit the jump for more!
