Backers of the controversial director’s follow-up to 'Birth of a Nation' break their silence to explain why they have no reservations about working with him despite resurfaced rape claims: 'We have to assume facts: One, he was acquitted and is innocent.'
, say they have zero reservations about working with the writer-director despite the controversy — a 1999 college rape trial at which he was acquitted — that nearly sank Parker's career.
Plus, Burg adds, "everyone in America" deserves a second chance: "There are people on the streets that have murdered people. They do their time, they get out, and guess what — they deserve a second chance. Why is it that Hollywood doesn't think Nate Parker deserves a second chance?"debuted in January 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival, where the slave revolt drama was acquired by Fox Searchlight for a record $17.5 million.
Burg now acknowledges that Parker "should've been a little more apologetic," citing the sensitivity around the deceased accuser. "I don't think any parent should have to bury a child. So I feel bad for the parents. I feel bad for the girl, who clearly was imbalanced enough to commit suicide while in rehab. So clearly there was a lot of issues going on with this woman," says Burg. "But no, Nate Parker was found innocent and that's what I care about.
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