After the events of the past few days, it’s fair to say there is no love lost between actress Tilda Swinton and comedian Margaret Cho.
The two celebrities have very publicly clashed horns over the whitewashing of Hollywood, specifically Swinton’s new film Doctor Strange. The English actress plays ‘The Ancient One’ – a character who in the Marvel comic books (on which the movie is based) is actually an older Tibetan man.
Unimpressed with the casting decision, Margaret Cho has vocally called out Swinton on a recent podcast, and revealed a private conversation they had on the topic. Since then, things have taken a nasty turn.
So, for anyone else who’s scratching their head at how this all began, here’s a play-by-play on the situation.