CAA co-head of Motion Picture & International Film Groups Maha Dakhil kicked off the event noting the importance of acknowledging and trying to resolve the complex racial and social boundaries that can often hinder minority talents in Hollywood.“One of our greatest powers at CAA has always been the power to convening highlight influential people of color from entertainment and industries beyond. The act of convening culture makers was a revolution we were waiting for,” Dakhil said.
“I’ve actually spent the better part of my year in conversation with CEOs and leaders, university presidents as well, who are these folks sitting in these privileged positions. They [acknowledge] that is bad for people, and this is also really bad for business,” Johnson said. “We have a really important inside-outside kind of strategy that we have to play here as an organizer [at Planned Parenthood], that oftentimes is to just be loud and call out [the responsible party].
“Of course, we’re human beings and [reading comments online] hurts,” Chloe said regarding engaging with the critical discourse surrounding her sex scene in Prime Video’s. “But something we constantly tell ourselves is that if [people] are talking about you, you’re doing something right. That’s how I deal with that. It’s funny because I’ll take Halle’s phone away, and at the same time, I just take the apps off my phone. And if I post, I’ll just download it just to post and then delete it again.