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Faizon Love sues Universal after only Black actors are removed from Couples Retreat poster
racism’ by removing him and Kali Hawk – who played the only non-white couple in the film – from the international poster for the 2009 comedy. Love and Hawk starred as one of four couples who travelled to a tropical island where marriage therapy is a requirement, alongside Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Jason Bateman, Malin Ackerman, Jon Favreau and Kristen Davis.Their characters Shane and Trudy were used on the domestic poster for Couples Retreat – however, they were removed from the international poster, with the other three white couples remaining. Their names were also removed from the billing on the English language international poster. Hawk, 52, and his company The Burning House accuses Universal Pictures of violating California’s fair
