Spike Lee: The law on abortion in Georgia should bring Hollywood to "shut up" in the state

Director Spike Lee calls Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia due to a law banning abortions as early as six weeks after a fetal heartbeat is detected. This marks Hollywood's latest setback against the polarizing law.

Most of the studios that made comments said that they were waiting to see if the so-called "heartbeat" law would come into force next year, or if the courts would block it. Lee said the time had come for Georgian productions to "close the doors" and boycott the thriving film industry of Denzel State, in Denzel State, on Thursday. to encourage change.

Lee acknowledged that a massive exodus could undermine the livelihoods of the industry, which brings in $ 9.5 billion a year to the state's economy, but cited Black bus drivers affected by the boycott of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery.

"I know it will affect people's livelihoods, but that's how things change," Lee said.

"You have to be on the right side of history, and the state of Georgia and those other states are in the wrong," he added.

Netflix content manager Ted Sarandos said the streaming company will reconsider its "total investment" in Georgia if the state was implementing a recently enacted law banning abortion after detection. a heartbeat in an embryo. Nearly half a dozen major media companies have joined Netflix in this position.

Similarly, Hollywood heavyweight Peter Chernin plans to fight the anti-abortion laws of Georgia and other states, but not by a boycott of production. Instead, Chernin is start a campaign help raise $ 15 million for the fight against the anti-abortion laws of the American Civil Liberties Union.