Laverne Cox is rethinking her part in an upcoming documentary about s*x workers and the s*x industry — and it all comes down to listening to fan backlash!
21.12.2020 - 20:08 / deadline.com
Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox has teamed up with Shonda Rhimes to produce a weekly podcast series.
The actor will host The Laverne Cox Show (w/t) debuting in February. It will feature “intimate” conversations with guests.
Produced by Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia, the show comes as Cox is set to star in Rhimes’ upcoming limited Netflix series Inventing Anna, about New York-based grifter Anna Delvey.
It is the latest podcast series from the company, which is also making a companion
Laverne Cox is rethinking her part in an upcoming documentary about s*x workers and the s*x industry — and it all comes down to listening to fan backlash!
Laverne Cox is exiting a controversial project about sex work.
Sell/Buy/Date following “outrage” from sex workers on social media.The film sees Tony Award-winning playwright Sarah Jones make her feature directorial debut, adapting her 2016 Off Broadway stage production of the same name.Rashida Jones and Meryl Streep had joined the project as executive producers alongside Cox.In a statement shared on Twitter, Cox wrote: “When I agreed to come on as an executive producer of “Sell, Buy Date” I did so because I was so deeply moved by Sarah Jones’ brilliant play
Laverne Cox is backing away from a controversial project.
Laverne Cox announced on Wednesday that she will no longer be involved in Sarah Jones’ upcoming sex industry documentary, Sell/Buy/Date, following backlash on social media.
Following the announcement, sex workers on social media were quick to decry the project, saying Sarah Jones had co-opted their stories in her one-woman play, in which she inhabited several multicultural characters to explore issues like prostitution and female sexual exploitation.In a tweet late Wednesday night, Cox said she loves Sarah Jones’ “brilliant play,” but is no longer involved in the documentary.“I am not in an emotional place to deal with the outrage by some around my participation in
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