Will Smith speaks on the - It is not reflecting the beauty of America.

Will & Jada Pinket @ the Oscars 2014

His wife Jada Pinket spoke out on what she thought was a delibrate attempt to sideline the quality of work African Americans put out in the industry. Will who many felt was sidelined after he failed to get an Oscar nod for his role as Dr. Bennet Omalu in the movie concussion opened up on how he truly feels.

"The beauty of Hollywood combined with American ideals is the ultimate dream for humanity: the basis of the American concept of anything is possible, with hard work and dedication, no matter your race or religion, creed, none of that matters in America," Smith said. "I think that diversity is the American superpower. That's why we are great. So many different people from so many different places adding their ideas and their inspiration and their influences to this beautiful American gumbo and for me, at its best, Hollywood represents and then creates the imagery for that beauty.

 But for my part, I think I have to fight for and protect the ideals that make our country and make our Hollywood community great. So when I look at the series of nominations of the Academy, it's not reflecting that beauty."

"I've been nominated twice for Academy awards and I've never lost to a white person. The first time I lost to Denzel [Washington] and the second time I lost to Forest Whitaker," Smith pointed out. "When I see this list and series of nominations that come out — and everybody is fantastic and that's the complexity of this issue, everyone is beautiful and deserving and its fantastic  but it feels like it's going the wrong direction. When I look at it, the nominations reflect the Academy, the Academy reflects the industry, reflects Hollywood. And then the industry reflects America, it reflects a series of challenges we're having in our country at the moment. 

There's a regressive slide towards separatism, towards racial and religious disharmony, and that's not the Hollywood that I want to leave behind. That's not the industry, that's not the America that I want to leave behind."

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