Issa Rae calls out Hollywood on protecting Ezra Miller

Issa Rae is criticising Hollywood and outlines what she thinks still needs to be done in the sector.

The actress, 37, spoke candidly about what it's like to be a woman in the #MeToo age and what needs to happen in the entertainment business.

"While I don't support people jumping to immediate conclusions and I think it's entirely fair for investigations to happen, I think it's extremely important to, like the mantra says, 'Listen to women,' " Rae said in an ELLE interview issued on Thursday.

The actress specifically highlighted and continued, "I'm gonna be real, the stuff that's happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood."

"There's this person who's a repeat offender, who's been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there's an effort to save the movie and them," Rae added.

She continued: "That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to save itself and to protect offenders."

For those unversed, the 29-year-old Miller, who recognises themself as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, made a public statement in August apologising for their past behaviour and disclosing that they are seeking treatment for "complex mental health issues" following a series of arrests for disorderly conduct and assault charges this year.

"Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment," Miller said in a statement shared in August.