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David Simon is moving a Texas-set HBO project out of the Lone Star state because of its new abortion ban
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"If an employer, this is beyond politics," Simon tweeted Monday. "I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I can’t and won’t ask female cast/crew to forgo civil liberties to film there. What else looks like Dallas/Ft. Worth?" After Dallas' de facto film commission criticized his decision, Simon responded: "You misunderstand completely. My response is NOT rooted in any debate about political efficacy or the utility of any boycott. My singular responsibility is to securing and maintaining the civil liberties of all those we employ during the course of a production."
TOPICS: David Simon, HBO, Untitled David Simon Texas Show, abortion
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