‘The Early Show’ Blasts Hollywood Executive for Allegedly Sexist Remarks

Published: October 9, 2007, 4:58 pm

Tags: feminism, hollywood, hattie kauffman, jeff robinov, jess cagle, nikki finke, early show

You know the media are saturated with political correctness when it becomes necessary to defend Hollywood. And the October 9 CBS The Early Show was no exception. LA Weekly's Deadline Hollywood Daily reported Warner Bros. President of Production Jeff Robinov made the decree We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead. The article, written by Nikki Finke called Robinov's comment Neanderthal thinking. The Early Show agreed. Entertainment Contributor Jess Cagle blamed Hollywood culture: There is a tremendous amount of sexism in Hollywood, just as there's a tremendous amount of sexism in our culture. But even if Robinov said that Warner Bros. had denied it couldn't the issue really be the bottom line known as box office sales? CBS's National Correspondent Hattie Kauffman poorly tried to refute that possibility. She pointed to three movies that weren't exactly blockbusters to make the case that movies with female leads do make

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