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Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Pull Slave Drama 'Emancipation' Out of Georgia Due to Restrictive Voting Law

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In a move that takes aim at the restrictive voting laws of Georgia, director Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith are withdrawing the production of their slave dramaEmancipationfrom the state.

Fuqua, who is directing and producing through his Fuqua Films, and Smith, who starring in and producing the production via his media company Westbrook Inc, made the announcement Monday.

The project is being made by Apple Studios, which picked it up in in July 2020. “At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice,” said Smith and Fuqua in a joint statement.

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