Halle Berry stops for black reporters shut down at John Wick 3 premiere

  Halle Berry stopped in her tracks after two black reporters were denied an interview with her at the New York City premiere of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum this week. The 52-year-old walked the red carpet at the NYC premiere last Thursday alongside her co-star, Keanu Reeves, to promote the third installment of the blockbuster franchise. Emerald Marie, a reporter from Where Is The Buzz TV, was on the red carpet alongside another reporter friend called Lamar. Naturally, the pair were keen to chat to Halle about her new role as Sofia in John Wick 3 like their other peers on the red carpet. But they were left disappointed when a member of the PR company organising the premiere, shut them down and apologised saying that they’d run out of time. In a video clip of the moment, the publicist says: ‘Sorry guys we don’t have time. I’m so sorry.’ When Emerald asks if she and Lamar can instead do a group interview, the PR replies: ‘They don’t have time for anything because they’re already starting at the theatre.’However, their luck changed when Halle spotted them on the red carpet on her way inside the theater and turned on her heels to head over for the interview. Although the PR stated time constraints as the reason, Emerald believes her race played a part and says that, as a black woman, she has experienced similar snub several times in the past. Explaining her frustration, Emerald said in an Instagram post: ‘Often times black reporters are pushed to the end and aren’t able to get the proper interview that they need. ‘Well tonight, Halle Berry interviewed with everybody. As she approached myself, I was the only black woman on the carpet and there was only one black male. As soon as they got in front of Lamar and myself, her PR said they had no time to speak to us and they began to walk away.’ She added: ‘I prepared all day, I was super excited. Who doesn’t want to talk to Halle Berry?‘She looked at me and looked at Lamar and said, “No, I can’t skip my brother and my sister”.’ Emerald went on to describe how Halle ‘fought for my voice’ and the actress’ response to the snub proved why she is a ‘leader and queen’. The reporter continued: ‘When you guys see reviews on movies it’s usually from only a white male perspective! ‘I have covered the last 4 major films out and I was the only black person at all 4 screenings ! That’s a problem!! But on Thursday Halle Berry spoke up for me and I’ll honestly never forget that I have a new found love and respect for her!! [sic].’ Emerald captioned the post with a number of black empowerment hashtags, including #BlackBrandsMatter.