Sharpton on Hollywood: ‘The Higher Up it Goes, the Whiter it Looks’

NN REPORTER Reverend how ░░░░░░░░ it going sir SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ good How are you ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Good Happy Holidays ░░░░░░░░ course SHARPTON Same to ░░░░░░░░ NN REPORTER Could you ░░░░░░░░ on what s going ░░░░░░░░ right now with Sony ░░░░░░░░ hacking It s been ░░░░░░░░ that you will be ░░░░░░░░ with Amy Pascal at ░░░░░░░░ point before the release ░░░░░░░░ any Is this something ░░░░░░░░ you re looking forward ░░░░░░░░ What do you plan ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SHARPTON I was ░░░░░░░░ offended by the emails ░░░░░░░░ were hacked She called ░░░░░░░░ I told her how ░░░░░░░░ felt She said that ░░░░░░░░ wanted to sit down ░░░░░░░░ person Marc Morial of ░░░░░░░░ Urban League and Cornell ░░░░░░░░ of the NAACP and ░░░░░░░░ from the National Action ░░░░░░░░ d sit down with ░░░░░░░░ and we ll determine ░░░░░░░░ whether we are going ░░░░░░░░ join in the calls ░░░░░░░░ her resignation or whether ░░░░░░░░ s going to really ░░░░░░░░ deal with the fact ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood really reflects a ░░░░░░░░ of what was said ░░░░░░░░ that conversation No blacks ░░░░░░░░ any real decision making ░░░░░░░░ there is no diversity ░░░░░░░░ the top This could ░░░░░░░░ a time to change ░░░░░░░░ or could be a ░░░░░░░░ to just say to ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ that she in any ░░░░░░░░ doesn t reflect what ░░░░░░░░ got on that tape ░░░░░░░░ will see but right ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood is like the ░░░░░░░░ Mountains The higher up ░░░░░░░░ goes the whiter it ░░░░░░░░ NN REPORTER Sure Do ░░░░░░░░ think it works in ░░░░░░░░ favor at all that ░░░░░░░░ is head of the ░░░░░░░░ who ultimately green light ░░░░░░░░ Annie remake being that ░░░░░░░░ is now played by ░░░░░░░░ black girl SHARPTON I ░░░░░░░░ but again that s ░░░░░░░░ that s selling to ░░░░░░░░ Who makes the decisions ░░░░░░░░ does the budget Who ░░░░░░░░ the checks That s ░░░░░░░░ we want to know ░░░░░░░░ if people have a ░░░░░░░░ of acting like it ░░░░░░░░ joking about that the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ only watching black movies ░░░░░░░░ are we saying in ░░░░░░░░ NN REPORTER Do you ░░░░░░░░ North Korean is behind ░░░░░░░░ hack SHARPTON I don ░░░░░░░░ know who s behind ░░░░░░░░ hack I know what ░░░░░░░░ ve read on the ░░░░░░░░ and I will give ░░░░░░░░ a lot of heck ░░░░░░░░ the hack.”