During a press event in Italy for the film “After the Hunt,” Ayo Edebiri pushed back after reporter Federica Polidoro asked Andrew Garfield and Julia Roberts what Hollywood would look like now that the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements were supposedly "done." “I don’t think it’s done, I don’t think it’s done at all,” Edebiri said, noting that while hashtags may have faded from headlines, “work is being done by activists… by people every day that’s beautiful, important work… and that work isn’t finished at all.” Andrew Garfield added that both movements remain "absolutely alive."
Edebiri further noted how declining media coverage may distort the perception of progress: “Maybe… not mainstream coverage in the way that there might have been… but I don’t think that means that the work is done.”
Polidoro later addressed the backlash she received over the phrasing of her question, sharing a statement on Instagram. “Following an interview, I have been subjected to personal insults and ...
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