Dreamgirls apologise to Motown

by Victoria Revay | February 22, 2007 at 07:17 am

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Dreamworks and Paramount have officially apologised to Motown Records founder Barry Gordon Jr. (by taking out an ad in Variety) and stressed that the movie was a work of fiction. Gordon never went public with his complaint, but other artists like Smokey Robinson did publicly say they felt offended by the movie.

The makers of Oscar-nominated musical Dreamgirls have apologised to legendary record label Motown in an advert making clear the movie is a "work of fiction".

The full-page ads from film studio DreamWorks in movie trade papers The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety said sorry for "any confusion" caused.

A Motown spokesman said the film upset several artists who felt the label was falsely depicted in a negative light.