Leslie Jones Calls Out Jason Reitman for ‘Ghostbusters’ Shade in His New Memoir – Deadline

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You wouldn’t expect a memoir titled “F*king” to be all unicorns and rainbows.

So, it’s no surprise that comedian Leslie Jones’s new memoir, leslie fuck jones, He doesn’t pull any punches, especially when it comes down to it Ghostbusters The reboot starred her alongside Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Melissa McCarthy. Paul Feig directed the film

Years after this film’s release, Jason Reitman, whose father Ivan directed the original two films in the 1980s, directed the film Ghostbusters Movies – released Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) which ignored what Feige’s film established in the franchise.

Jones said in her memoir that Jason Reitman’s comments about her version of the film series were “a very clear tribute to all those losers who have come after us.”

Reitman said he was “trying to go back to the original technique and bring the film back to the fans” on Bill Burr’s podcast.

“I don’t make it Juno to Ghostbusters the movies ” Juno The manager said at the time. “This will be a love letter to… Ghostbusters…. I want to make a film for my colleagues Ghostbusters “Fans.”

Reitman attempted to retract the comments following backlash to his remarks. He said on Twitter that what he said “came out wrong” and he thought the all-female version of Jones was “amazing.”

Jones wasn’t buying it in her memoir. “The damage has been done” with the original statements, she wrote.

“Bringing the idea of ​​bringing the film back to the fans was a very clear tribute to all those losers who hounded us for making an all-female film. [movie]” Jones wrote.

Jones said she was “taken over by the negativity ringing” over her Ghostbusters role, noting several racist and sexist comments.

“Why do people act so evil toward each other? How can you sit down and write ‘I Want to Kill You’? Who does that?” she wrote about “…sad keyboard warriors living in their mothers’ basements hate the fact that this sacred work of perfect art is now appearing – Breathless!” Horror! – Women in Leading Roles, Jones wrote. “Worst of all, of course, was that one of the main characters was a black woman. “For some men, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

Jones deactivated her Twitter account shortly after the film’s release, tweeting at the time: “I’m leaving Twitter tonight in tears and a very heavy heart. All this because I made a movie. “You can hate the movie but s-I got it today…wrong.”