Jeremy O. Harris slams public queer criticism of Emilia Pérez: ‘Dislike it at dinner vehemently’

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Playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has come out in criticism of those in the queer community who are publicly criticising Emilia Pérez as the film completes its award season.

The Slave Play writer took to Instagram Stories to respond to a piece published by US queer publication them which led with the headline: ‘Emilia Pérez Is Bad, Actually. Why Does Awards Season Love It?’

“It’s not, actually,” O. Harris wrote. “But also even if it were, awards season likes lots of terrible movies. Why would yall in ‘queer media’ so hungrily take a shot at the one film this season that has give a trans actress and multiple Latinas a historic awards haul.”

“Awards are not really useful for anything except giving people [sic] more

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