George Lucas sorry for ‘white slaver’ comment
1 January 2016
From the section Entertainment & Arts
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Lucas sold the Star Wars franchise and his Lucasfilm production company to Disney in 2012
George Lucas has apologised for remarks he made in an interview in which he referred to Disney as “white slavers”.
Lucas, the creator of the original Star Wars films, sold the franchise to Disney for $4.05bn in 2012.
Last week, the filmmaker told US TV host Charlie Rose he had sold his “kids… to the white slavers”.
In a statement issued on Thursday, he said he “misspoke and used a very inappropriate analogy”. He added that he had …read more
Source:: BBC Entertainment
