Jane Campion Apologizes for Comment About Williams Sisters: “I Love Serena and Venus”

Jane Campion has issued an apology for her Critics Choice Awards victory speech from Sunday night, in which she made a controversial comment about Venus Williams and Serena Williams that elicited a strong, swift backlash. “I made a thoughtless comment equating what I do in the film world with all that Serena Williams and Venus Williams have achieved,” Campion said, in a statement provided to Vanity Fair. “I did not intend to devalue these two legendary Black women and world class athletes. The fact is the Williams sisters have, actually, squared off against men on the court (and off), and… Read Full Article