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December 6, 2013 06:28 pm -05

Controversial Nelson Mandela Tweet Leads to Satirical Hashtag

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Entertainment journalist and founder of Deadline.com Nikki Finke was the subject of swift online backlash due to a tweet she sent following the news of Nelson Mandela's death Thursday

In the tweet, Finke refers to the recently released biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, starring actor Idris Elba as the former president of South Africa. Her comment was quickly repudiated as insensitive and off-topic, as it attempts to honor Mandela's memory with news on the movie's buzz

R.I.P. Nelson Mandela, subject of Weinstein Co’s Idris Elba-starrer 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' which opened Nov 29 and has awards buzz.

— Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) December 5, 2013 Read more...

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