James Earl Jones dragged into Jenny Slate’s ‘Big Mouth’ casting debate

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Jenny Slate has addressed her decision to step aside from voicing her lead character on the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth”.

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After the constant Vanderpump Rules drama over the past few weeks, it’s nice to hear some good news from the cast!

30 Rock and Golden Girls have been pulled from streaming services for (though the jury is definitely on that GG example), it seems like a more urgent transformation is happening in the world of animated TV. So far, , , Family Guy, and more shows are starting to answer for casting white actors as characters of color.

NEW YORK -- Kimberly Jones, the author and activist whose "How Can We Win?” video following the murder of George Floyd was shared online by Lebron James and Trevor Noah among others, has a deal for two books. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that for the first book Jones will expand upon the 3-minute video, in which she likened the economic history of Blacks in the United States to a rigged game of monopoly.

The New York Post reported today that Jenny Slate And Kristen Bell’s step-down from voicing TV characters this past week hasn’t stopped the controversy surrounding the topic. In case you missed it, the aforementioned actresses stepped down from Big Mouth due to accusations of “white-washing.” In response to the controversy, social media users pointed out that a black man, James Earl Jones, had voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars without subjection to accusations of racism.

Jenny Slate has quit cult animated show Big Mouth because her character is supposed to be biracial.The 38-year-old has announced she’s stepping down from the role of Missy on the hit Netflix series, because a black actress should voice the part.“At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and white – as am I.

NEW YORK -- Kimberly Jones, the author and activist whose “ How We Can Win ” video following the murder of George Floyd was shared online by Lebron James and Trevor Noah among others, has a deal for two books. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that for the first book Jones will expand upon the 3-minute video, in which she likened the economic history of Blacks in the United States to a rigged game of monopoly.

Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate are stepping down from their respective animated TV gigs on Apple TV+‘s Central Park and Netflix‘s Big Mouth.

Big Mouth actor Jenny Slate has announced that she’ll no longer be voicing biracial character Missy in the Netflix cartoon.After playing the character for three seasons since the show first aired back in 2017, Slate has decided to step down from the role in favour of a Black actor.“At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White — as am I,” Slate said in a statement on Instagram. “But Missy is also Black, and Black

black and black characters should be played by black people.

Jenny Slate has quit cult animated show Big Mouth, because her character is supposed to be biracial.

Jenny Slate is stepping away from .The 38-year-old actress revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she will no longer be voicing Missy, as the character from the animated Netflix series is biracial, and she is white.«At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play 'Missy' because her mom is Jewish and white — as am I. But 'Missy' is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,» she said.

Jenny Slate announced that she can no longer voice Missy — a character that's been lauded as sensitive portrayal of sweet, weird, and brilliant Black girls — on Netflix's Big Mouth. "At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White — as am I. But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people," said Slate.

Slate wrote on Instagram. “But ‘Missy’ is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.”“As I look back on the nature and emergence of my own voice in comedy, I know that I have made mistakes along the way,” Slate continued.

Jenny Slate, who has voiced the character of Missy Foreman-Greenwald since the 2017 Netflix debut of Big Mouth, has decided to leave the series to make room for a Black actor to join the show.“I have come to the decision today that I can no longer play the character of ‘Missy’ on the animated TV show Big Mouth.

Nick Kroll is making some changes to the “Big Mouth” cast.