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Leslie Jones 'abstained' from voting on most Oscar categories over lack of diversity

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Feb 09 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

Calling out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the lack of diversity among the nominees, actor-comic Leslie Jones has revealed she skipped voting on most of the Oscar categories as there were "no black people" in them.

The "Saturday Night Live" alum, who was invited to join the Academy in 2017, said it didn't take her long to finish voting
"Parasite is a huge deal with an all Asian cast, remember Asians and Latinos are less represented in the media than black folks even. 3 per cent for Latinos and over half that is non speaking roles."

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First Published: Feb 09 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

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