Lena Waithe wants financial repercussions for Hollywood companies who aren’t being inclusive enough. RELATED: Lena Waithe Celebrates BET Renewing Comedy ‘Twenties’ For A Second Season “If your studio hasn’t greenlit enough projects brought in by underrepresented communities — everything gets shut down,” said the “Westworld” star in a new essay for Variety. “The studios, networks and streamers all need to live by new rules, and if they don’t live by them, there need to be financial repercussions,” explained the producer-screenwriter-actor.
The Emmy winner also discussed how she believes there should be more projects reflecting the lives of people in marginalized communities as “Hollywood is nothing if not a mirror of America.”RELATED: Lena
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