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The Oscar-winning filmmaker had been set to make history at the Cannes Film Festival this year as the first Black president of the festival’s jury, although the event has been suspended due to the global health pandemic. He admits that he fully supports the decision made by event director Thierry Fremaux.
He said: “I agree 100 percent with Thierry and the Cannes Film Festival.
“The world has changed and it’s changing every day. People are dying and France’s president has said, several times — I’m paraphrasing — ‘We are at war.’ We are in a war-like time.
“The stuff that we love has to take a back seat: movies, TV, sports, the NBA is a global sport, baseball.
“So many things have been postponed, and I agree with this move.”
