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Asif Kapadia Apologizes After Grierson Trust Patronage Rescinded Over Posts Accused of Being ‘Antisemitic’: ‘That Was Not My Intention’
The Grierson Trust has rescinded the patronage conferred on Asif Kapadia over social media posts he made on the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.
The Grierson Trust has rescinded the patronage conferred on Oscar- and BAFTA-winning British filmmaker Asif Kapadia over social media posts he made about the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. They joined the Trust’s existing patrons, David Attenborough, Nick Broomfield, Christopher Hird, Kim Longinotto, Charlotte Moore, Norma Percy and Grayson Perry. “Since the Grierson Trust announced that Asif Kapadia had been appointed as one of our patrons, some social media posts shared by him have been drawn to our attention which are antisemitic.
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