'The entire country is a racist country': Danny DeVito says Oscars' race row 'illuminates' discrimination problems while Don Cheadle says we must get to the 'root cause'
- Actor Danny DeVito is the latest to weigh in on the lack of diversity at the Oscar's, saying it's not the award show that's to blame
- 'It’s unfortunate that the entire country is a racist country,' Danny told the AP at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah
- 'Again, this is dealing with the symptom, not starting at the root cause,' Don Cheadle said
- For more on the Oscars' race row visit www.dailymail.co.uk/oscars
Actor Danny DeVito is the latest to weigh in on the lack of diversity at the Oscar's, saying it's not the award show that's to blame.
DeVito said that Americans 'are a bunch of racists', according to People.com.
'It’s unfortunate that the entire country is a racist country,' Danny told the AP at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Oscar's opinion: 'It’s unfortunate that the entire country is a racist country,' Danny told the AP at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Don Cheadle also weighed in and said that the Oscar's is just a symptom of a larger problem
'So this is one example of the fact that even though people were giving great performances in movies, they weren’t even thought about. We are living in a country that discriminates and has certain racist tendencies,' he said.
'So sometimes it manifests itself in something like this, and it’s illuminated. But just, generally speaking, we’re a bunch of racists,' he added.
Don Cheadle was also interviewed about his take on racism in Hollywood and this year's coveted award show.
'Again, this is dealing with the symptom, not starting at the root cause,' Cheadle told the Associated Press.
Actor Sam Neil also spoke and said that he was utterly socked by the lack of nomination for black talent.
'I mean I'm baffled by it, I would have thought that Idris Elba and Sam Jackson would have been a shoo-in for a nomination,' he said.
Idris Elba acted in the film Beasts of No Nation and Samuel Jackson acted in the Hateful Eight.
This year’s Oscar's has been under fire for its lack of black artists nominated for awards. Celebrities like Spike Lee Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have decided to boycott the Oscar's due to its lack of diversity with Spike Lee saying he'll be watching the Knicks game instead.
Opinions: Danny Devito and Don Cheadle, both pictured at the Sundance Film Festival, said they think the race problem is a national issue and not just a problem at the Oscar's
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