A real descent into hell. For a few days, Jessica Mulroney is going through a storm after making comments deemed racist. June 7, in response to the death of influencer George Floyd Sasha Exeter had made a huge appeal to his colleagues to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Three days later in a video, she explained that the Meghan Markle’s best friend had not replied had sent him a message: “Look, I’m not saying that Jess is racist, but here’s what I’m going to say: she’s very aware of her wealth, power and privileges’ because of her skin color. Jessica never wore her voice to support the movement, and didn’t even understand why she had to do it “. Upon publication, Jessica Mulroney found itself in the middle of a lively controversy. Chain CTV has decided to stop broadcasting its program I Do, Redo. And his public apology will have changed nothing. “I have always defended racism and injustice on this platform”, she defended herself.
And she takes her husband, Ben Mulroney, in his fall. He also used to CTV, he left his show. “I love my wife. However, it is not me to speak for her. And today, together, we are committed to doing the job of both learning and understanding more about anti-black racism as well as learning and understanding more about our blind spots “, he explained in Your Morning Monday, June 22. Husband’s Jessica Mulroney has followed : “It means recognizing here today that my privilege has greatly benefited me. And while I have certainly worked hard to build my career, I know that systemic racism and injustice help people like me and do harm. those who are not like me, often in a way that is invisible to us. This must change “. After calling “more black voices, more aboriginal voices, more people of color in the media and in all other professions”, Ben Mulroney announced that he was leaving “at once” the entertainment show in which he appeared for 18 years.
Jessica Mulroney more than ever in turmoil
“I hope this new recruit will be black, native or a person of color, and they can use this important platform to inspire, lead and make change, continued the husband of the best friend of Meghan Markle, “mortified” by the controversy. I am so proud of all the people involved in etalk and CTV, and I know that they will continue to demonstrate the excellence that made this show and this number 1 network. ” The son of the former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney made the announcement almost two weeks after Sasha Exeter accused Jessica Mulroney of “textbook privilege” in the middle of their public quarrel: “She threatens me – a single mother, a single black mother – during a racial pandemic. The goal here is real transformative change, not optical and performative bulls. You cannot say that you are united while trying to silence someone by SMS “.
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