Black Twitter Drags Elizabeth Banks For Filth After She Incorrectly Calls Out Steven Spielberg

Looks like Elizabeth Banks should learn to never say “never”…

At a recent appearance at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, actress Elizabeth Banks had some words of criticism for Steven Spielberg and the lack of female lead roles in his films. “I went to

“I went to Indiana Jones and Jaws and every movie Steven Spielberg ever made. And by the way, he’s never made a movie with a female lead. Sorry, Steven. I don’t mean to call your ass out, but it’s true.”

There is only one problem…that statement is NOT true, Elizabeth.

Steven Spielberg is the director of 1985’s The Color Purple, the 11 time Oscar nominated film that starred Whoopi Goldberg, a woman, as the lead character. As expected, once news of Bank’s statement made it to the internet, #BlackTwitter reacted in true #BlackTwitter fashion.

Banks was dragged so tough, that she issued an official apology for the oversight, stating:

“I framed my comments inaccurately. I want to be clear from the start that I take full responsibility for what I said and I’m sorry. When I made the comments, I was thinking of recent films Steven directed, it was not my intention to dismiss the import of the iconic #TheColorPurple.”

Take a look at some of the hilarious reaction tweets below.

https://twitter.com/EricHaywood/status/875340958790852609

Elizabeth Banks said whet?! pic.twitter.com/S7a9JZLp1V

— Shameika 'Check the Rhymes' (@Mofochronicles) June 15, 2017

If nothing else comes from this Elizabeth Banks situation I hope more people go back and revisit Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple".

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) June 15, 2017

If I see ANY ONE trying to defend Elizabeth Banks statement about Spielberg and women by panning The Color Purple
I
WILL
FIGHT pic.twitter.com/ciGUA2fQqh

— Ash Parrish (@adashtra) June 15, 2017

When you see all the good people of black twitter dragging elizabeth banks for ignoring The Color Purple pic.twitter.com/o6daY3uEa3

— Ruvarashe (@wooitsmelissa) June 15, 2017

Elizabeth Banks ignores the Color Purple and another white lady considers it a flop? pic.twitter.com/MH43Z3IouI

— rosechocglam (@rosechocglam) June 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/Ryan_S_Carlson/status/875219436176723968

Me waking up to Black Twitter dragging the dog shit out of Elizabeth Banks and Anne Thompson for The Color Purple slander. pic.twitter.com/scZsPrbyNU

— Phoni Braxton (@MovesLikeRoy) June 15, 2017

Elizabeth Banks' comments remind me of White women who cut in front of or bump into a Black woman and say" Oh. I didn't see you there."

— FilmFatale_NYC 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇺🇸 (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 15, 2017

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