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Jane Campion sorry after ‘thoughtless’ Williams sisters clanger

Jane Campion has caused a stir with her remarks about the Williams sisters at the Critics Choice Awards. Source: Critics Choice Awards/PBS

Director Jane Campion has apologised to tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams after dropping a massive clanger at the Critics Choice Awards.

Accepting her award for best director for The Power of the Dog in Los Angeles on Sunday (local time), Campion compared her professional journey to the Williams sisters in remarks lashed as unnecessary, racist and insulting.

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