{"id":14365,"date":"2012-02-13T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=14365"},"modified":"2012-02-13T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T23:43:00","slug":"viola-davis-and-octavia-spencer-discuss-the-help-on-tavis-smiley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2012\/02\/13\/viola-davis-and-octavia-spencer-discuss-the-help-on-tavis-smiley\/","title":{"rendered":"Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer discuss The Help on Tavis Smiley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two stars of The Help<\/a><\/strong> recently gave an impassioned defence of their roles in the film.<\/p>\n

On Tavis Smiley’s PBS show<\/a> Viola Davis<\/a> and Octavia Spencer<\/a> got into a discussion about race, Hollywood and the Oscars.<\/p>\n

The Davis quote from the interview that got the most attention<\/a> was her response to Smiley’s ambivalence about the film:<\/p>\n

“…that very mindset that you have – and that a lot of African-Americans have – is absolutely destroying the black artist…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But you should really watch the whole 24 minute discussion here:<\/p>\n

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Watch Actresses Viola Davis & Octavia Spencer<\/a> on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley.<\/a><\/p>\n

> Viola Davis<\/a> and Octavia Spencer<\/a> at the IMDb
\n> The Help<\/a>
\n> Oscar Nominations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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