Paul Feig Clears Up That Leslie Jones ‘Ghostbusters’ Controversy
When it comes to Leslie Jones playing an MTA employee in "Ghostbusters," haters think it's strange, and it doesn't look good. But the movie's director Paul Feig is about to change everything.
After the "Ghostbusters" trailer dropped, many criticized Leslie Jones' role for supposedly perpetuating racial stereotypes -- Jones plays an MTA clerk while her white female co-stars play scientists. In an interview with Empire (that took place before the controversy), Feig makes a big reveal, proving stereotypes weren't what he and co-writer Katie Dippold were thinking about.
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