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says sorry, vows to make amends The Sri Lankan embassy in Washington in a communiqué said that Mr. Caland, who is the producer, director and main actor of the film, had agreed to discontinue with the offensive poster after the embassy expressed it displeasure over it. Mr. Cland had expressed regret for the controversial poster, but said he was unable to remove billboards already put up in Los Angeles. Mr. Caland said he apologized profusely to Buddhists who were offended by the poster and he was saddened that he had upset them. He added that Buddhism was the religion he was closely associated with. He said the poster in question was digitally created by an advertising agency and he never sat on a Buddha head. He also said he was sad that no one had brought to his attention that the poster was offensive before it was used in the promotion campaign. Mr. Caland said the film did not in anyway slight Buddhism as "it is about a failing Hollywood producer who leans on the teachings of the Buddha to change his life and finally succeeds and in the process relishes that ultimately it’s ones state of mind that leads to failure." He also expressed his willingness to arrange screenings for anyone who would like to watch the movie this week. The Sri Lankan Embassy said in a statement that it would take steps to ensure that Mr. Caland kept his word. |
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