In a new video uploaded on YouTube, the producer was heard refusing to change the script after some Native American actors complained about racist jokes in Netflix's 'The Ridiculous Six'.
- April 25, 2015
AceShowbiz -
A new video which was uploaded on YouTube on Friday, April 24 captured what happened before some Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler's movie "The Ridiculous Six". In the video taken with cell phone, a movie producer was heard refusing to change the script despite complaints from the Indian actors about racist jokes in the film.
"Here's the thing... If you are overly sensitive about it, then you should probably leave," a producer said, after the actors repeatedly said the jokes were "disrespectful." One of the actors was heard saying, "We don't need to sell out our people."
A producer responded, "I understand completely, but we're not changing 'Beaver Breath,' " referring to the name of a female character in the movie. A crew member then said, "We have a lot to lose. Adam Sandler is playing a person that loves you guys. He's the hero," trying to convince the offended actors to stay.
The argument eventually ended with the Native American actors walking off the set. Responding to the incident, Netflix said in a statement defending the movie, "The movie has 'ridiculous' in the title for a reason: because it is ridiculous. It is a broad satire of Western movies and the stereotypes they popularized, featuring a diverse cast that is not only part of -- but in on -- the joke."
