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Quincy Jones Challenges AMPAS On Diversity " NATPE by Jeremy Gerard

Asked this afternoon for his take on the lack of Oscar nominations for African Americans, Quincy Jones — who’s scored 34 films beginning with The Pawnbroker in 1964 — told the audience at NATPE in Miami that he too might withdraw from the February 28 ceremony. “Spike [Lee] pulled out, Jada [Pinkett Smith] pulled out,” Jones said in response to a question from an audience member during…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:08PM on January 20, 2016

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