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<blockquote data-quote="HotNewHipHop" data-source="post: 60273" data-attributes="member: 83">There has been much said about &quot;cancel culture&quot; ruining careers, but it didn't seem to shake James Franco. Over the last few years, the acclaimed actor was engaged in a sexual misconduct scandal where several of his acting class students accused him of inappropriate behavior. Franco would later admit that he did have sex with his students and he settled a class action lawsuit <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/james-franco-settles-sexual-misconduct-class-action-lawsuit-for-s22-million-report-news.134902.html" target="_blank">for over $2 million</a>, but none of this has slowed down his career.Deadline recently reported that Franco was cast to portray Fidel Castro in the film Alina of Cubana, and it's a move that caused a ruckus.<h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/05/GettyImages-1392691709.jpeg" alt="John Leguizamo" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
<h4>Arturo Holmes / Staff / Getty Images</h4>There has been backlash from the public and industry alike, and famed actor John Leguizamo recently voiced his frustrations on Instagram. Leguizamo was upset about a non-Latino entertainer being assigned the part and shared a screenshot of Deadline's report on Franco's casting. &quot;How is this still going on?&quot; he questioned.&quot;How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gwen-stefani-ridiculed-for-cultural-appropriation-in-new-video-news.155160.html" target="_blank"> No more appropriation </a>Hollywood and streamers! Boycott!,&quot; Leguizamo wrote. &quot;This F’d up! Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!&quot;The View co-host Ana Navarro appeared in Leguizamo's comment section and added, &quot;I’d like to think no Latino actor worth their salt would sign up to play and aggrandize a murderous dictator who terrorized the people of Cuba for six decades. For both reasons you articulated, I join you in the boycott.&quot;Production is reportedly slated to begin on August 15 in Colombia. It is unclear if the studios will respond to the outcry.<h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/05/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-05%20at%205.50.14%20PM.png" alt="Ana Navarro" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
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[QUOTE="HotNewHipHop, post: 60273, member: 83"] There has been much said about "cancel culture" ruining careers, but it didn't seem to shake James Franco. Over the last few years, the acclaimed actor was engaged in a sexual misconduct scandal where several of his acting class students accused him of inappropriate behavior. Franco would later admit that he did have sex with his students and he settled a class action lawsuit [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/james-franco-settles-sexual-misconduct-class-action-lawsuit-for-s22-million-report-news.134902.html']for over $2 million[/URL], but none of this has slowed down his career. [I]Deadline[/I] recently reported that Franco was cast to portray Fidel Castro in the film[I] Alina of Cubana[/I], and it's a move that caused a ruckus. [HEADING=3][IMG alt="John Leguizamo"]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/05/GettyImages-1392691709.jpeg[/IMG] [I]Arturo Holmes / Staff / Getty Images[/I][/HEADING] There has been backlash from the public and industry alike, and famed actor John Leguizamo recently voiced his frustrations on Instagram. Leguizamo was upset about a non-Latino entertainer being assigned the part and shared a screenshot of Deadline's report on Franco's casting. "How is this still going on?" he questioned. "How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?[URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gwen-stefani-ridiculed-for-cultural-appropriation-in-new-video-news.155160.html'] No more appropriation [/URL]Hollywood and streamers! Boycott!," Leguizamo wrote. "This F’d up! Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!" [I]The View[/I] co-host Ana Navarro appeared in Leguizamo's comment section and added, "I’d like to think no Latino actor worth their salt would sign up to play and aggrandize a murderous dictator who terrorized the people of Cuba for six decades. For both reasons you articulated, I join you in the boycott." Production is reportedly slated to begin on August 15 in Colombia. It is unclear if the studios will respond to the outcry. [HEADING=3][IMG alt="Ana Navarro"]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/05/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-05%20at%205.50.14%20PM.png[/IMG] [I]Instagram[/I][/HEADING] [[URL='https://deadline.com/2022/08/john-leguizamo-outraged-james-franco-cast-fidel-casto-alma-in-cuba-he-aint-latino-1235086299/']via[/URL]] [url="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/john-leguizamo-calls-for-boycott-after-james-franco-was-cast-as-fidel-castro-news.155996.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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