Preferably before the sequence of events that lead to Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck apologizes for PBS slavery censorship
An “embarrassed” Ben Affleck admitted on Tuesday that he tried to conceal his slave-owning ancestors from the PBS documentary series “Finding Your Roots” after the disclosure was made earlier this week in hacked Sony emails.
“I felt embarrassed,” Affleck wrote on Facebook. “The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth.”
The Oscar-winner, addressing the issue for the first time, confirmed reports that he asked executive producer Henry “Skip” Gates Jr. to ignore his ancestors’ slave history after the genealogical series made the discovery. Gates is also a professor at Harvard.
“I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves,” Affleck explained, adding that the revelation made him feel quite vulnerable.
PBS announced on Tuesday that it was investigating the matter.
He must be crushed to find out you don't get to choose your relatives.
All his future ancestors should be made to watch Gigli.
That should be plenty retribution for some long ago family transgressions.
I know I would be crushed to find out that someone in my tree didn't crap rainbows.
Some peoples kids.
Ben Affleck apologizes for PBS slavery censorship
An “embarrassed” Ben Affleck admitted on Tuesday that he tried to conceal his slave-owning ancestors from the PBS documentary series “Finding Your Roots” after the disclosure was made earlier this week in hacked Sony emails.
“I felt embarrassed,” Affleck wrote on Facebook. “The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth.”
The Oscar-winner, addressing the issue for the first time, confirmed reports that he asked executive producer Henry “Skip” Gates Jr. to ignore his ancestors’ slave history after the genealogical series made the discovery. Gates is also a professor at Harvard.
“I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves,” Affleck explained, adding that the revelation made him feel quite vulnerable.
PBS announced on Tuesday that it was investigating the matter.
He must be crushed to find out you don't get to choose your relatives.
All his future ancestors should be made to watch Gigli.
That should be plenty retribution for some long ago family transgressions.
I know I would be crushed to find out that someone in my tree didn't crap rainbows.
Some peoples kids.