Hollywood figures lead Oscars boycott amid lack of diversity

Al Jazeera English 2016-01-19

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Hollywood heavyweight Spike Lee and actor Jada Pinkett-Smith say that they will boycott this year's Oscar awards because of a continued lack of racial diversity in the list of nominees.
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