Oscar 2016: Best actress nominee launches attack on boycott

Oscar-nominated British star Charlotte Rampling Friday launched a furious attack on black actors who want special treatment in Hollywood – accusing them of ‘anti-white racism’, the Daily Mail reported.

The 69-year-old was responding to threats by filmmaker Spike Lee, Will Smith and others, to boycott the Academy Awards next month.

All are unhappy that, for the second consecutive year, all contenders in the best actor categories are white.

But Ms Rampling, who has received her first Oscar nomination for her role in ‘45 Years’, said this kind of politically correct thinking was a form of racism in itself.

Speaking on Europe 1 radio station in Paris, where she now lives, Ms Rampling said:

"It’s anti-white racism. Maybe black actors don’t deserve to be on the final stretch?"

Ms Rampling, who first made her name in classic films including Georgy Girl in the 1960s, said she was also opposed to quotas being introduced to promote black actors.

"Why classify people?" she said. "They feel like a minority, they think: 'We’re the black actors and there are not enough of us."
 

Referring to the vanity of some actors in general, Ms Rampling added: “There will always be problems – he’s too handsome, he’s too black, he’s too white…”