The New York Film Critics Circle is reeling today after its annual gala made headlines for a heckling incident between one of its members and “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen.
As first reported by Variety last night, CityArts editor Armond White started to shout a string of nasty comments to McQueen as he was accepting his prize on-stage. “You’re an embarrassing doorman and garbage man,” White yelled. “F—you. Kiss my ass.”
The organization has set an emergency meeting for Monday, Jan. 13 at Lincoln Center to discuss what to do about the situation.
This morning, Variety has learned, chairman Joshua Rothkopf, a senior writer for Time Out New York, sent a mass email to the other members. The subject line was “Ruined.”
http://variety.com/2014/film/awards/n-y-film-critics-circle-emails-reveal-damage-control-1201034781/
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