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(I shouldn’t be hard on Spielberg. I like Spielberg. Let’s say his action here shall be potentially indicative of a new movement in Hollywood, in order to explain the title.)

ABC News - Spielberg Mulls Quitting Olympics to Pressure Chinese on Darfur
Activists Look to Famed Director to Lean on China

Steven Spielberg, under pressure from Darfur activists, may quit his post as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, unless China takes a harder line against Sudan, a representative of the film director told ABC News.

China, Sudan’s largest oil customer and perennial defender, has come under renewed scrutiny in the lead up to the Olympics, as the country juggles its need for cheap energy with its desire to host a trouble-free games.

As celebrities-cum-activists increasingly link the ongoing genocide with China’s patronage, some — most notably and vocally, the actress Mia Farrow — have accused Spielberg of complicity, by not using his prominence and position to pressure the Chinese government to change course.

Something tells me this will be more effective than Noah Wylie blaming it on the Bush Administration (on an episode of an American late-night medical drama with declining viewership).