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Hollywood Producer Terry Rossio Under Fire for Comparing ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ Label to N-Word

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Terry Rossio, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of ‘Shrek’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ compared stigma from not vaccinating children to a racial slur.

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The Hollywood screenwriter behind Pirates of the Caribbean and Shrek is at the center of a social media firestorm after using a racial slur to defend parents

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