Oscar hopeful’s ‘sexist’ poster campaign ruffles France
France’s advertising regulator ARPP said the posters degraded women and it requested them to be removed just days after they went up to advertise a racy comedy about male adultery.
French internet chatter was buzzing with speculation that the controversy could ruin Dujardin’s chances of being the first Frenchman to win a best actor Oscar later this month for his role in The Artist, a silent black and white movie.