Defamer
Now that the Oscar ballot deadline has passed, the DreamWorks publicity team can safely shift its focus from designing Dreamgirls ads aimed at reminding Academy voters of frequently latex-hampered thespian Eddie Murphy's mastery of the awards-baiting man-cry to ones like this full-pager that appeared in today's Variety, publicly apologizing for the confusing dramatic license the film may have taken with the Motown story. There's some background on the reasons for the mea culpa here, including a quote from Berry Gordy's public statement applauding the studio for reminding everyone about the difference between movie semi-magic and reality, demonstrating no bitterness that Jamie Foxx's performance as the character based on him wasn't good enough to get an Oscar nomination.
[Ad: Digital Variety]
- 'Dreamgirls' producers apologize to Motown's Gordy [Detroit News]
Comments
Can we now expect a similar ad from last year's Best Picture winner Crash, apologizing to racists?
OMG! EVERYTHING ISN'T ABOUT ME! MUST.KEEP. BREATHING.
Where's the apology for Beyonce?
I think the only people confused about the so-called Motown connection were the producers of the movie itself...
Can they also apologize for making an overwrought movie with a bunch of hack actors that have somehow gotten awards because everyone feels like they should?
Oh, wait, then the studios would have about twenty years' worth of apologizing to do. Nevah mind.
Flush left type is so tacky. I demand an apology.
Don't forget to apologize for Norbit also.
Where is the apology for Citizen Kane?
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