Hollywood Examines Its Working Relationship With Law Enforcement as Stars Call to Defund the Police
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOf the many calls to action that have emerged from the outrage over the death of George Floyd, a movement to “defund the police” has sprung up fast as Americans seek to scrutinize law enforcement.An influential industry like Hollywood is not immune to pressure to join that fight — one that organizers from coalitions like #BlackLivesMatter are hoping will dismantle police autonomy and replace racial inequality with justice while specifically reallocating police resources to social workers who deal with issues like domestic violence and the homeless.But what exactly is the relationship between Hollywood and the police?Numerous industry players described to Variety a symbiotic bond between the two institutions,.
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