Dark Secrets Of The Cast Of The Office

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Rashida Jones may be better known as Parks and Recreation's Ann Perkins than she is for her role of Karen Filippelli on The Office. Nonetheless, the latter show helped skyrocket her to fame, and led her to eventually becoming an original writer on Toy Story 4. However, she ended up leaving Pixar with fellow original writer Will McCormack in the wake of controversy in 2017.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the duo left after Brenda Chapman, Pixar's sole female director, was fired over creative differences and replaced with a man. At the time, they claimed in a statement that the studio had cultivated "a culture where women and people of color do not have an equal creative voice." Jones later opened up about why she felt a responsibility to take a stand against this alleged lack of gender equality and part ways with the animation giants.

"That situation was complicated," she told Net-A-Porter in 2018. "You look at [Pixar's] track record and it was one woman directing one film in 25 years, and she was fired. But that doesn't look different from most studios in Hollywood." Jones added, "All I can be is myself, and speak up and be honest when I feel things don't reflect the world as it today. As a corporation, you will be held accountable."

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