He penned an open letter to IMDb that was published in the popular industry trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter.

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You may soon have your chance, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, a trade publication that covers the entertainment industry.

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"I think that it's a different performance than he's given in quite a while, " says Ian Mohr, a film reporter for trade publication The Hollywood Reporter.

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The film has caused a storm of protest in the US, with the editor of the respected trade journal, The Hollywood Reporter, calling it "morally repulsive".

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The son of Hollywood Reporter founder Billy Wilkerson has apologised for the trade paper's role in the 1940s witch-hunts that saw many in the industry ostracised for having communist ties.

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No one keeps an official tally of Oscar ads, but marketers say both Segall's paper and The New York Times are seeing uptick in ads, as are trade publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

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Trade paper Hollywood Reporter said the show would air in the US on 16 July.

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