“Just look for a Golden Globe because you’re white and your father’s Phil Collins”: Lily Collins, Emily’s star in Paris, caught in a storm of racing hatred with furious fans of actress May’s Michaela Coel Destroy You
- Lily Collins was the subject of online trolls after she was nominated for Golden Globes
- Trolls believed that Michaela Coel from I May Destroy You is unfairly ignored
- Trolls claim that Lily Collins was chosen to be white and the daughter of Phil Collins
Emily In Paris star Lily Collins has found herself at the center of a racing storm after being nominated for the prestigious Golden Globe Award in front of a black actress.
The 31-year-old was attacked by online trolls who believed Michaela Coel had been unfairly ignored for her role in the pioneering BBC drama I May Destroy You.
In a wide range of posts on social media, they claimed that Mrs. Collins was shortlisted because she was white, while Coel lost her because she was black. Cyberbullyingers also alleged that Ms. Collins was nominated simply because she had a famous father, pop star Phil Collins.
Netflix’s Emily In Paris is also the best comedy series, but critically acclaimed I May Destroy You received no nominations. Just minutes after the Hollywood shortlists were revealed last Wednesday, Twitter users alleged racism. One wrote, “If you don’t believe white supremacy is real, Emily In Paris is nominated for a Golden Globe.”
Emily In Paris star Lily Collins (pictured) has been in the middle of a racing storm after being nominated for the prestigious Golden Globe in front of a black actress
Another said, “What people don’t understand about racism is that it’s not a byproduct. The balloon group didn’t designate I May Destroy You because they didn’t think it was good because Michaela is black and they thought Emily In Paris was good. because Lily Collins was white.THEY KNOW WHAT WAS BETTER!
And another added that “Lily Collins is here is pure nepotism and racism.” The false statement that Mrs. Collins had paid for her nomination was even made outrageously.
Mrs. Collins has already acknowledged his privilege. Amid protests over George Floyd’s death after police stopped her in Minneapolis last year, she wrote, “I’m white, I’m privileged. I’ll never experience what blacks in America go through every day, but I’m “I am listening and I am learning. I am leaving with you and I will fight with you.”
She is also a celebrity ambassador for Bystander Revolution, the anti-bullying organization created by MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
In an irony that could have been lost to the trolls, Ms. Collins and Mrs. Coel would never have been vying for the same award, as Emily In Paris is eligible in the musical or comedy categories, while I May Destroy You enters the drama section. .
Cyberbullyingers also alleged that Mrs. Collins was nominated for the simple fact of having a famous father: pop star Phil Collins (pictured)
Meanwhile, Emily In Paris writer Deborah Copaken may have inadvertently fueled the backlash against the star of her own show when she also took to Twitter to explain her own shock at Mrs Coel’s failure to achieve a nomination.
He turned to the actress and said, “I was Emily’s writer in Paris, but your show has been my favorite show since the dawn of television, and that’s wrong. I loved that I can destroy and I personally thank you for giving us your heart, your mind, your resilience and your humor ”.
The ten-part Emily In Paris, which some hailed as the natural successor to Sex And The City, features an American who moves to the French capital to work for a marketing company.
It was criticized for its lack of authenticity, but has become one of Netflix’s greatest hits.
… AND THE STAR THEY BELIEVED DIE
Michaela Coel gained international fame with her portrayal of Arabella, a young woman trying to rebuild her life after being raped, on the BBC1 series I May Destroy You.
The 33-year-old actress not only starred in the drama, but created it, wrote the screenplay and co-directed it. She was also an executive producer.
Born to Ghanaian parents in London, she has talked about how isolation in primary school prompted her to intimidate some of her classmates and how she still experiences racism in the UK. After college, he enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, having won a scholarship.
Before I could destroy you, he created and starred in the comedy E4 Chewing Gum, earning a Bafta for his performance.
She was included in the 100 most influential people in Time Magazine in 2020 and appeared on British Vogue’s list of influential women the same year.
Last year he was part of more than 3,500 film and television professionals who signed an open letter demanding an end to “systemic racism” in the industry.
Michaela Coel (pictured) gained international fame with her portrayal of Arabella, a young woman trying to rebuild her life after being raped, on the BBC1 series I May Destroy You