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Rashida Jones says she left 'Toy Story 4' because of a lack of diverse voices, not an unwanted advance from Pixar chief

Rashida Jones and writing partner Will McCormack said they left "Toy Story 4" due to a lack of diverse voices at Pixar.
  • On Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter published a report with misconduct allegations against Pixar chief John Lasseter, and he took a six-month leave of absence.
  • The report said that Rashida Jones and writing partner Will McCormack left "Toy Story 4" early because of an unwanted advance by Lasseter to Jones.
  • Jones and McCormack denied this in a statement, and said the real reason they left was because of a lack of diversity at Pixar.

Rashida Jones says she left "Toy Story 4" early because of creative and philosophical differences, not because of an unwanted advance from Pixar chief John

Jones is listed as a co-writer on the screenplay for "Toy Story 4," but left the project because her and writing partner

On Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter published a report with accusations against him including "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes." The THR story also cited sources who said Jones left the project early because Lasseter "made an unwanted advance."

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In a statement Tuesday, Jones and McCormack said they did not leave Pixar because of an unwanted advance from Lasseter, but that they were still "

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