“We shared our perspective with the Academy Museum’s management and appreciate that they are taking our feedback seriously.” “Cheryl and I firmly believe that the Jewish contributions to the film industry, from its founding to today, should be highlighted,” he tells Rolling Stone.
Haim Saban, who made a $50 million donation to the museum with his wife Cheryl - the single largest gift to the institution - was one of those with influence who spoke up. Says one prominent Academy member who declined to be named: “You left the museum with the impression that the film industry was created 10 years ago.
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And behind the scenes, a full revolt was afoot, sources say, with some patrons threatening to pull future support for the institution. Instead of tributes to those Old Hollywood pioneers, the dozen-plus exhibits that would open to the public five days later included more contemporary-skewing fare, such as Director’s Inspiration: Spike Lee and Installation: Pedro Almodóvar. Donors and influential Academy members, many of whom already had received private tours, were outraged that Hollywood’s origin story - wherein a group of mostly Jewish émigrés fled persecution in their home countries to create what would become a multibillion-dollar, American-led industry - was conspicuously absent. Though eyebrows were raised by the fact that the A-list revelers mingled maskless inside the 33,000-square-foot space on Wilshire Boulevard at a time when celebrities were publicly chastising those who ignored Covid precautions, a much bigger controversy was brewing. It was a moment long in the making, given that planning of the Renzo Piano-designed mecca celebrating the history of film first began back in 2005 and was delayed by the rise of the Covid pandemic. 25, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures held its opening gala with a starry guest list that included Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman, Queen Latifah, Patty Jenkins, Tiffany Haddish, Kristen Stewart, and Jurnee Smollet.
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