Brazilians Wrongly Attack Individual After Outrage Over Spanish Director's Comments on 'The Secret Agent'
A Spanish director named Oliver Laxe found himself in the midst of confusion and backlash, as Brazilian internet users mistakenly targeted an unrelated photographer with critical comments during a heated debate over ultranationalism in Academy voting at the Oscars.
Sophie Laurent · 1 min read
Social Media Confuses Spanish Director Oliver Laxer with Oliver Laxe over Oscars Controversy
Social Media Reacts to Spanish Director Oliver Laxe's Comments on Brazil at the Oscars Online backlash to Spanish director Oliver Laxe's remarks about Brazilian voters at the Oscars led to a case of mistaken identity, with many social media users targeting photographer Oliver Laxer. After Laxe's remarks on TV on Thursday, February 22nd, Laxer's post was flooded with critical comments from users who confused him with the director. One user commented on Laxer's post, "We couldn't find Laxe so we'll take Laxer instead," while another commented that Laxer "didn't understand anything and was wrong." The comments highlighted the error and alerted Laxer to the misdirected criticism.
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