Amy Pascal.
HOLLYWEIRDOES SUCK-UP--- MAKE A BUNDLE CREATING "VICTIMS"---On December 9, 2014, a major illegal breach of Sony's computer systems by "Guardians of Peace" hackers using Shamoon malware led to disclosure of many gigabytes of internal company documents.
In subsequent news coverage Pascal and Scott Rudin were noted to have had an exchange about Pascal's upcoming encounter with Pres Obama. Amy Pascal asked "What should I ask the president at this stupid Jeffrey breakfast?" [hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Democratic Party donor].
Rudin: "Would he like to finance some movies.”
Pascal: "I doubt it. Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?" Rudin: "12 YEARS." Pascal: "Or the butler. Or think like a man?" Rudin: "Ride-along. I bet he likes Kevin Hart."
Django Unchained, Twelve Years a Slave and The Butler were selections that focused on slavery in the United States or the pre-civil rights era, while Think like a Man and Ride Along also prominently featured black actors.
Several news reports branded the exchange as racially insensitive. Pascal later apologized, saying "the content of my emails were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am," and also "I made a series of remarks that were meant only to be funny, but in the cold light of day, they are in fact thoughtless and insensitive — and not funny at all.”
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton suggested the apology was not sufficient, compared her to Donald Sterling, and called for more diversity in Sony's hiring pool.
In Pascal's defense, Aaron Sorkin told The Hollywood Reporter that she had made a sincere apology, stating: “Amy knows more than a lot of people what it’s like to battle stereotypes. She’s a woman at a large corporation who worked her way from assistant to the chairman’s office." Adding: “Amy would rather cut off her own hand than intentionally hurt someone.” (WIKI excerpts)
