Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua movie ‘Emancipation’ pulls out of filming in Georgia due to voter laws

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua are pulling their Apple-produced thriller “Emancipation” from Georgia due to the state’s recently passed voting laws. 

The actor and director released a statement to Fox News on Monday announcing the change, noting that they can’t “in good conscience” provide money to Georgia that filming there would bring in as they feel the new laws amount to Reconstruction-era voter suppression. 

“At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice. We…

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