{"id":39005,"date":"2016-06-03T18:46:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T01:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=39005"},"modified":"2016-06-04T00:15:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T07:15:37","slug":"fox-apologized-for-controversial-image-of-apocalypse-choking-mystique-xmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=39005","title":{"rendered":"Fox apologizes for controversial promo image of Apocalypse choking Mystique."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Apocalypse <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Entertainment Weekly<\/a> — 20th Century Fox has issued an apology for the controversial X-MEN: APOCALYPSE promotional banner which features Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique being strangled by Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our enthusiasm to show the villainy of the character Apocalypse we didn\u2019t immediately recognize the upsetting connotation of this image in print form,\u201d Fox said in a statement. \u201cOnce we realized how insensitive it was, we quickly took steps to remove those materials. We apologize for our actions and would never condone violence against women.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scene, which takes place during a climatic final battle in Cairo, was highly criticized by actress Rose McGowen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a major problem when the men and women at Twentieth Century Fox think casual violence against women is the way to market a film,\u201d she said to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cThere is no context in the ad, just a woman getting strangled. The fact that no one flagged this is offensive and frankly, stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer McCleary-Sills, director of gender violence and rights for the International Center for Research on Women, told THR<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m glad that a bit of a stink has been raised about this and that people are being provoked to think about why this image isn\u2019t OK and why [the studio] could\u2019ve done better.”<\/p>\n

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ is now in theaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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