“My level of fundamental inexperience as a manager and a boss, my role as someone who was supposed to model a climate of creative danger and risk-taking but provide safety and comfort inside of the creative process-I failed in that endeavor.” “ what I saw in the business around me.' 'And so I was like, okay, as long as there are one or two who don’t look and think exactly like me, then, then I’m okay. Lindelof did respond to some of the accusations in Vanity Fair in interviews with Ryan which are included in her book. It was ugly.' 'I was like, ‘I don’t know if they’re perceiving this as a joke or if they mean it.’ But it wasn’t funny. ' “There was so much sh*t, and so much racist sh*t, and then laughter. Owusu-Breen explained: “Everyone laughed. Season 3 writer Monica Owusu-Breen exposed multiple exchanges that transpired in the writers room, revealing the only Asian-American writer was referred to as 'the Korean' instead of by name and Lindelof laughed off Perrineau's termination by scoffing, “ called me racist, so I fired his a**.” Many writers also shared their harrowing experiences, many noting Lindelof and Cuse “tolerated or even encouraged the overall atmosphere.' But it seems like this is now a story about Jack and Kate and Sawyer.”Īccording to the actor, he was told the White characters were just more 'relatable.' “This is just how audiences follow stories.”Īfter voicing more concerns over the lack of storylines, as well as degrading stereoptypical ones, Cuse announced Perrineau's character would not be returning. “I don’t have to be the first, I don’t have to have the most episodes-but I’d like to be in the mix. He revealed he brought his concern to a producer. And then you had Jack and Kate and Sawyer.” “It became pretty clear that I was the Black guy. But it didn't take long before Perrineau-who was cast as Michael Dawson-realized it was too good to be true.

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