November 19, 2018

Abrams opposes Hollywood boycott of Georgia

Variety -Stacey Abrams .... does not want the entertainment industry to boycott the state over the election of its new governor, Brian Kemp.

Bradley Whitford and Alyssa Milano are among the showbiz figures who have called for a boycott of the state, citing claims of voter suppression and that the election was overseen by Kemp, who was Georgia’s secretary of state.

Abrams .... said that a boycott of the state by the film and TV business would hurt the growing workforce of industry professionals. Georgia is now the center of major tentpole production in the United States, having given out about $800 million in tax credits in fiscal year 2017.

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