Joseph Kahn points out that he has a hot black woman as a producer in response to the claim that Taylor Swift's music video is racially insensitive.
- September 2, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Joseph Kahn who helmed Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" music video responds to the backlash over the clip. While the singer stays mum, the director takes it to Twitter to vehemently deny accusations that they're whitewashing Africa in the video.
"My long time producer Jil Hardin who did Power/Rangers, Blank Space, Wildest Dreams is a (super hot) black woman FYI," he tweeted. "I work with the most famous people in the world...and I would never want to be famous. People take shots at you 24/7. It's nuts."
Taylor Swift was hit with criticism for casting only white people in her video which was set in a colonized Africa. In an NPR article, she was called out for "dreaming of a very white Africa."
Scott Eastwood plays her love interest in the video. It's premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend. Proceeds from the video will benefit wildlife conservation in Africa.
