Pulitzer-winning writer David Mamet calls Hollywood’s diversity efforts 'fascist totalitarianism'
Legendary playwright, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter David Mamet did not mince his words The scribe, who is behind The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross, Oleanna, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and the very underrated Wag the Dog, talked about the entertainment industry’s efforts to drive greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its ranks. And he's no fan. “DEI is garbage,” Mamet told the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. He added the industry’s DEI efforts amounted to “fascist totalitarianism.” The playwright and director, who has worked in Hollywood since the 1...