Razzies founder John Wilson has apologised after facing backlash for nominating 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for the worst actress award. ‘Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it.'
– but sparked a massive backlash when they mentioned the Firestarter star’s name on their list of worst actresses, beside Bryce Dallas Howard, Diane Keaton, Kaya Scodelario and Alicia Silverstone.In a new statement, obtained by, Razzies boss John also issued a public apology to Ryan and announced that they will now have a minimum age on all nominees going forward.
‘Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place,’ he began. ‘The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11 year old Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards brought our attention to how insensitive we’ve been in this instance.‘As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month.
‘Having learned from this lesson, we would also like to announce that, from this point forward, we are adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or film-maker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards.’‘We have never intended to bury anyone’s career. It is why our Redeemer Award was created. We all make mistakes, very much us included,’ John concluded.
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