Hollywood star, Matt Damon gets bashed for racist comment

Matt Damon has made a comment that is getting him a barrage of condemnation. He said at a meeting with a black producer that racial diversity is okay on screen but not necessary in the boardroom.

According to TMZ, he is receiving a lot of tongue-lashing for that as some black filmmakers really pissed off.

On Sunday’s episode of “Project Greenlight” — the show where he and Ben Affleck help guide would-be movie makers into making flicks — Matt and black filmmaker Effie Brown were discussing a script in which a black prostitute was featured.

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Effie said it was important to have diversity among the filmmakers so the character could be accurately and sensitively portrayed. Matt scoffed, saying diversity should only go so far.

He’s really getting hammered on Twitter, with some saying his white privilege was showing.

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