'Selma' Director Ava DuVernay Calls Racist Sony Emails 'Sad, Limited, Crass'

In a new interview with The Daily Beast, "Selma" director Ava DuVernay has called leaked emails between Sony co-chair Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin that mocked the film taste of President Barack Obama "sad, limited, crass." DuVernay said she found out about the emails shortly after becoming the first black woman ever nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes. "I thought it was a great gift to me to be reminded of that kind of sad, limited, crass view of the work that people do in th...