Nominee Sly wanted to boycott Oscars over racism furore
10 February 2016 - 02:09
Sylvester Stallone, thrilled to be back as an Oscar contender for the first time in 40 years, said he had thought twice about taking part in the ceremony because of the uproar over the scarcity of black talent in the contest. Stallone, 69, is the only person from the boxing movie Creed to be nominated for an Oscar, although the film stars African-American Michael B Jordan and was directed and written by Ryan Coogler, who is also black.
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