British actor Daniel Radcliffe told a BBC interviewer this week that “very progressive” Hollywood is a racist place.
The “Harry Potter” actor, sitting down Tuesday with BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire to discuss a range of topics from Donald Trump to racism in the entertainment industry, told the host that it was “pretty undeniable” that Hollywood is home to racists.
“Would you say Hollywood has been racist, is racist?” Ms. Derbyshire asked.
“I mean, yes. Yeah. I think it’s pretty undeniable,” Mr. Radcliffe said. “That’s the thing, we like to think of ourselves as being a very, very progressive industry, but we have been lagging behind in all kinds of areas.”
The 27-year-old actor, who is promoting his latest movie, “Imperium,” went on to say that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “fascinating and terrifying.”
“There’s a part of me that just can’t believe that this unbelievably wealthy, privileged man has somehow somehow managed to convince people that he is not part of the elite, and that he sort of is a man of the people,” Mr. Radcliffe said. “The sort of argument that a vote for him is a vote against political correctness [makes] you just think, ’Wait, I don’t know. Political correctness serves a purpose.’ “
“Imperium” was released Aug. 19 through video on demand. The movie features Mr. Radcliffe as an FBI agent who goes undercover to stop a terrorist group of white supremacists.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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