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Patti LuPone breaks silence over brutal swipes against Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis
LuPone, 76, called Lewis, 59, a 'b***h' and said McDonald, 54, was 'not a friend' during her headline-making interview.
The letter, which is addressed to the American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League, and 'the greater theater community', claims the comments LuPone made about McDonald and Kecia were degrading, misogynistic, and a 'blatant act of racialized disrespect.' While the letter insists they do not intend to 'shame', 'isolate', or 'punish' LuPone, they have recommended that she and others who have used 'their platform to publicly demean, harass, or disparage fellow artists' be excluded from future industry events such as the Tony Awards. They called her remarks a violation of the American Theatre Wing's core values, which consist of 'champion creative expression', 'support growth and create connections' and to 'make excellence known and inspire artistic greatness'.
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