Issa Rae Says Ezra Miller Scandal Is a 'Clear Example' of How Hollywood Will 'Protect Offenders'

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Issa Rae has always been very candid about her views on Hollywood's machinations, and in a new interview with , the self-proclaimed «media mogul» got very frank about why she believes the entertainment industry is «regressing.»When asked what she feels has changed about Hollywood in a post-#MeToo era, the series creator answered that it was «sadly, not much.»«There are just too many enablers for there to be real change,» the  creator and alum adds, stating that real change will only come when people are actually «held accountable» with «legitimate consequences.» Rae, who once called the music business «probably the worst industry I’ve ever come across,» went on to declare that Hollywood rarely doles out suitable consequences for its offenders because «money will always reign supreme.»«That’s something that, even by working in this industry, we’re enabling.

So it’s hard,» she tells the outlet. «What I have realized is that I can control my own environment and who I work with. I can hold people accountable within my world and my bubble.

I don’t have to work for everybody. All money isn’t good money. All people aren’t good people…»So what would be Rae's solution to making concrete changes in the industry? «It starts with a backbone,» the writer/producer says, adding that listening to the oft-repeated mantra «Listen to women,» should be paramount.