The Public Broadcast System is conducting an internal investigation over the disclosure that Hollywood star Ben Affleck successfully lobbied to have his slave owning ancestor scrubbed from a documentary on his family history.
PBS and its New York affiliate WNET released a joint statement Tuesday confirming the investigation began Saturday.
“We have been moving forward deliberately yet swiftly to conduct this review,” PBS spokeswoman Anne Bentley wrote.
Meanwhile, Affleck released a statement of his own on his Facebook page Tuesday.
“We deserve neither credit nor blame for our ancestors and the degree of interest in this story suggests that we are, as a nation, still grappling with the terrible legacy of slavery,” he wrote.
“I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. I was embarrassed.” he admitted.
Outrage! Judge hammers white victims of armed home invasion for racism, lets criminal go free.
The actor said he lobbied “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates “the same way I lobby directors about what takes of mine I think they should use.”
“It’s important to remember that this isn’t a news program,” Affleck said. “You voluntarily provide a great deal of information about your family, making you quite vulnerable. The assumption is that they will never be dishonest but they will respect your willingness to participate and not look to include things you think would embarrass your family.”
Related:
Ben Affleck had PBS censor his family tree to hide slave owner ancestor, leaked email reveals.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- Britney Spears shows off her rockin’ new bod, but had to spoil it with a liberal message about ‘Dreamers’ - December 24, 2017
- Border patrol forget they’re supposed to be heartless, deliver beautiful baby at the border - December 24, 2017
- After scoring tax cut victory, Trump sees ‘tremendous Democrat support’ for his next big initiative - December 24, 2017
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
Comments are closed.