Joseph Fiennes on Casting Backlash: ‘Michael Jackson Was Probably Closer to My Color’
Ja... moreJoseph Fiennes on Casting Backlash: ‘Michael Jackson Was Probably Closer to My Color’
January 27, 2016 @ 7:05 PM
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Joseph Fiennes is just as shocked as everyone else is. On Tuesday, January 26, The Guardian announced that the British actor would portray music legend Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV movie, and the internet went wild.
Fiennes spoke out for the first time since the news broke on Wednesday, January 27.
“I’m a white, middle-class guy from London,” the 45-year-old actor told Entertainment Tonight. “I’m as shocked as you may be.” (Jackson is a major icon within the African American community).
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But Fiennes doesn’t think his casting is completely unbelievable, given that his skin tone matches the late pop singer’s.
“ definitely had an issue — a pigmentation issue — and that’s something I do believe,” he said. “He was probably closer to my color than his original color.”
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It's an old riddle, with a subtle answer. Richard Feynman gave an account of his days at Princeton, where freshman were often accosted by sophomores with such questions. Part of Fe... moreIt's an old riddle, with a subtle answer. Richard Feynman gave an account of his days at Princeton, where freshman were often accosted by sophomores with such questions. Part of Feynman's genius was figuring things out in advance, so that he seemed to have the answer to impossible questions almost instantly.
Hint to the answer - when you look at your image in the mirror, what is hidden from view?
Update August 15, 2016: Mathologer (a YT channel that I just discovered and to which you should all subscribe, if you love math) has a detailed video on this less
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