The father of tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams will be the subject of a Hollywood film. But the casting of Will Smith to play the darker-skinned Richard Williams has sparked a backlash over ‘colourism’.
‘Colourism’ row: is Will Smith black enough to play tennis dad Richard Williams?
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