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Richard Gere Makes Rare Comment About 20 Year Ban From the Oscars
Richard Gere was banned from the Academy Awards for 20 years after criticizing China's Tibet policies during the 1993 ceremony; he recently helped re-edit a Dalai Lama documentary.
- On Wednesday, December 3, Richard Gere acknowledged he was banned from the Academy Awards for 20 years after going off script in 1993, and he discussed that period with Variety.
- Gere, who first met the Dalai Lama about 45 years ago, has been an outspoken activist for Tibetan independence and joined Wisdom of Happiness as executive producer after seeing an early cut.
- After seeing an early cut about a year ago, Gere spent a month helping to re-edit Wisdom of Happiness and added a new score; the Dalai Lama watched parts with Tencho Gyatso, president of the International Campaign for Tibet.
- Gere says he must `give my last bit of energy` to release the film, predicting it will `put a seed` in the minds of viewers and serve as a medicinal response to deep sickness.
- The Academy has faced scandals over its history; there are currently six members banned from attending the Oscars, and Gere says the ban never bothered him.
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