{"id":14888,"date":"2016-03-09T21:23:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T21:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14888"},"modified":"2016-03-09T21:23:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T21:23:51","slug":"ghostbusters-director-paul-feig-shuts-down-haters-in-response-to-leslie-jones-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/ghostbusters-director-paul-feig-shuts-down-haters-in-response-to-leslie-jones-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ghostbusters\u2019 Director Paul Feig Shuts Down Haters In Response to Leslie Jones Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>As per The Hollywood Reporter, director Paul Feig, who has never had a hard time using his voice as a weapon against injustice, took to Twitter recently, to shut down all the haters who\u2019ve been particularly harsh on <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> cast member Leslie Jones of SNL fame.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14889\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ghost.jpg\" alt=\"ghost\" width=\"560\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ghost.jpg 560w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ghost-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It seems that after the trailer dropped, people were up in arms over the fact that Jones&#8217; character in the upcoming comedy, is an MTA worker \u2013 which is in stark contrast to the day jobs her white costars have been assigned. Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, and Kate McKinnon all play scientists.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of bitterness has been directed Jones\u2019 way &#8211; forcing the comedian to defend herself and the role that she is playing in the highly-anticipated remake, &#8220;I\u2019m playing a hardworking woman. The regular one that reps the people. You guy are the racists by labeling her a lowly MTA worker. Not me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But as expected based on the viral energy of social media, the backlash has gained momentum and it wasn\u2019t long before Feig chimed in to defend Jones and put an end to the madness once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are a goddess &amp; one of the warmest funniest forces of nature. F&#8212;the hater\u201d. The director also tweeted, \u201cAnd haters, attack me all you want but when you attack and insult my cast, you\u2019ve crossed the line. 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