11. Quincy Jones
Legendary producer, Quincy Jones, commented on the diversity controversy during the NATPE 2016 and pointed out the troubled position he has with the Oscars. “They called me to go present with Pharrell and Common,” Jones said. “When I’m back in Los Angeles, I’m going to ask them to let me speak for five minutes on the lack of diversity. If not, I’m not going to present… I’ve been involved with Academy longer than I care to remember. I was the first black board member. I hate ‘first black,’ because that means ‘only’… There are two ways to do it. You can boycott or you can fix it. It’s frightening to see 90 percent white and 80 percent white male.”
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