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Rupert Murdoch defends all-white 'Exodus' cast

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Nov 30 2014 | 2:50 PM IST

Rupert Murdoch has recently defended the all-white cast of 'Exodus

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the media mogul, whose 20th Century Fox studio is distributing the film, tweeted that of course Egyptians are Middle Eastern, but far from black and they treated blacks as slaves.

Murdoch also wrote that there are many shades of color and told his Twitter followers to "calm down."

'Exodus' focuses on Moses defying Pharaoh Ramses by leading the slaves out of Egypt.

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First Published: Nov 30 2014 | 2:31 PM IST

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