Issa Rae Slams Warner Bros. For Protecting 'Repeat Offender' Ezra Miller | HuffPost Entertainment - Action News
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Posted: 2022-10-14T12:53:46Z | Updated: 2022-10-14T12:54:09Z

Actor Issa Rae isnt pleased with the lengths to which Warner Bros. has gone to save its upcoming iteration of The Flash starring Ezra Miller , who has been accused of grooming minors and charged with disorderly conduct , second-degree assault and felony burglary .

The Insecure actor touched on what Hollywood looks like in a post-#MeToo era during an interview with Elle magazine published on Thursday. She didnt hold back on her criticism of Miller, someone she called a repeat offender.

Miller, who is non-binary and uses they and them pronouns, has been the center of several controversies, including a video that reportedly shows them choking a woman and accusations that they showed cult-like and psychologically manipulative, controlling behavior toward a teenager.

The actor said in August that they were seeking treatment as they were suffering complex mental health issues .

Warner Bros. has continued to shoot scenes for Millers The Flash, which is set to come out in June 2023, according to TheWrap .

Rae said she doesnt support people jumping to immediate conclusions and encouraged investigations, but that its also extremely important to, like the mantra says, Listen to women.

Im gonna be real, the stuff thats happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood, Rae said.

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Theres this person whos a repeat offender, whos been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, theres an effort to save the movie and them, she added. That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to to save itself and to protect offenders.