Union brought in an additional zinger: “I heard of a crazy lady once, maybe last week, but I don’t know what her name is.” Her jab spawned a new Twitter hashtag #WhoIsStaceyDash.ĭash made headlines for the first time since her “Clueless” film and TV series glory days in the 1990s when she called plans to boycott this year’s Oscars over its all-white roster of acting nominees “ludicrous.”Ĭoncerns about Hollywood’s historic lack of diversity on screen and behind the scenes, as well as its stereotyping of minorities, are a particularly relevant issue for Union, who plays a slave who is sexually assaulted in “The Birth of a Nation.” The new film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week and chronicles Nat Turner’s 1831 slave uprising in Virginia. PARK CITY, Utah (AP) Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last week questioned the BET channel’s existence. “Who’s that? Who’s Stacey Dash? Is she like, related to Dame Dash? Was she on Roc-A-Fella (Records)?” Union joked during an Associated Press interview Tuesday. The Being Mary Jane star, 43, was asked recently about Dashs negative comments regarding BET. PARK CITY, Utah (AP) Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last week questioned the BET channels existence. The Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last week questioned the BET channel’s existence. Watching the film I had a lot of rage for my. Gabrielle Union doesnt want to waste a minute on Stacey Dash. Gabrielle Union finally asked the question that’s been on the minds of many Americans the past week: “Who’s Stacey Dash?”īy asking that question, the Pleasanton-reared actress mocked Dash, the one-time “Clueless” star turned Fox News pundit, who responded to the growing #OscarsSoWhite campaign by calling for an end to the BET Awards and Black History Month. PARK CITY, Utah (AP) Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last week questioned the BET channels existence. In another interview, Union spoke about the need for films like the new The Birth of a Nation, and for ignoring people like Stacey Dash.
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