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This image released by Showtime shows Freida Pinto, left, Babou Ceesay in a scene from, "Guerrilla," written and produced by John Ridley. Ridley said he expected his "sharply political" TV miniseries "Guerrilla," about black rights activists in 1970s England, to be provocative. But the criticism he received at a London screening for the series' lack of a major black female character took him by surprise, he said Monday, April 10. (Showtime via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, actors Freida Pinto, from left, Babou Ceesay and writer-producer John Ridley participate in the "Guerrilla" panel at the Showtime portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Ridley said he expected his "sharply political" TV miniseries "Guerrilla," about black rights activists in 1970s England, to be provocative. But the criticism he received at a London screening for the series' lack of a major black female character took him by surprise, he said Monday, April 10. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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John Ridley poses in the press room with the award for best adapted screenplay of the year for "12 Years a Slave" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
