Hitting VOD on August 7! That is all'The East LA-set, indie crime flick also features three-time Grammy nominee George Lopez, Bobby Soto, and Cinthya Carmona.The Honey Boy actor-writer's latest controversy came less than a month after the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce It's worth noting that most actors wouldn't have a career at all if they were LaBeouf - whose sixth arrest was in 2017 for obstruction, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness.Legitimized: The Honey Boy actor-writer's latest controversy came less than a month after the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced he'd be inducted into the Walk of Fame in 2021 Director David Ayer doubled down against claims he styled Shia LaBeouf in brownface for his new film, The Tax Collector, insisting that the star is playing a white man.The Tax Collector is officially released today after the trailer first made waves last month. Daytime Emmy winner Shia LaBeouf 'got his whole chest tattooed' to more authentically portray a 'Cholo' gangster for his movie The Tax CollectorIt's not the first time either. 'There’s no literal brownface, but it’s definitely cultural brownface.' The Tax Collector is a 2020 American action thriller film written, directed, and produced by David Ayer.The film stars Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, George Lopez, and Shia LaBeouf, and follows two enforcers (known as "tax collectors") working for a Los Angeles crime lord whose business becomes upended, resulting in one of them desperately protecting his family from an old rival. San Diego State University professor William A. Nerriccio, who co-authored 'Talking #BrownTV: Latinas and Latinos on the Scree,' said he felt 'toxic' after watching the trailer. David Ayer’s The Tax Collector is worth a look for the ways it pulls together a small scale production with outsize ambitions. Shia studied a real homie like that to get it correct. Who's in The Tax Collector, and what have they been in before? The new David Ayer-written-and-directed movie, which releases in theaters and On Demand on Friday, was filmed back in 2018. 'Nearly 30 years later, Lou Diamond Phillips, a FIlipino-American, was picked to portray Mexican American singer Ritchie Valley on the movie 'La Bamba. Director David Ayer, a white man who moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, denied the allegations that he facilitated brownface in his movieThe 52-year-old filmmaker explained: 'Shia is playing a whiteboy who grew up in the hood. Ayer initially hit back at allegations of brownface on Twitter on July 1, where he again insisted LaBeouf was playing a white man in the film.Critics have accused  actor Shia LaBeof of doing brownface in the new film, The Tax CollectorCritics have pointed out LaBeof's appearance in The Tax Collector, as well as an apparent 'barrio accent' 'Really important answer - Shia is playing a white boy who grew up in the hood. Shia is NOT playing a Latinx character. 'In all these movies, [Ayer] included the Chicano culture, he did it in ‘Suicide Squad,’ where he had the first Latino superhero Jay Hernandez play the Diablo, he’s put brown people in front of the camera more than anyone,' said Bobby Soto, the film's protagonist. 'The former child star 'had a tooth pulled' the first time he worked with the 52-year-old filmmaker and Oscar winner Brad Pitt in his 2014 WWII flick, Fury. More articles about The Tax Collector. 'In regards to the brownface allegations, Rendon added that LaBeof's character is recognizable to anyway who grew up in the area.


He's a Southsider. 'Also coming to the chain-smoking culture vulture's defense was his castmate Chelsea Rendon, who played Lupe in The Tax Collector. He’s not taking anyone’s work away,' the director told the publication. Rent $6.99 'We go back.' 'Con la gente que cuenta [with the people that count], I’m good. Also coming to the chain-smoking culture vulture's defense was his castmate Chelsea Rendon, who played Lupe in The Tax Collector (posted July 1)The 27-year-old Montebello native tweeted: 'Y'all. This is a Jewish dude playing a white character. The Tax Collector. 'According to experts, there's a long history of assuming Chicano dress, distinct cultural customs and the accent associated with California's barrio culture.Charlton Heston (left) wore a mustache, dark eyebrows and makeup to plau Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas in Touch of Evil. 'I’m used to being the only white boy,' Ayer told LA Times. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupRiots and looting break out on Chicago's Magnificent Mile sparked by false rumor cops shot a child: Over 100 are arrested and 13 cops injured as racial tensions flare up nationwide on sixth anniversary of Michael Brown's deathNY AG Letitia James lied about her age for a decade (she's 61), supported 'phony' settlement deal for Weinstein victims and had her sights set on NRA years ago when she called it a 'terrorist organization'Confusion mounts over Trump's executive orders on covid bailout with states saying they can't afford to kick in the $100 towards $400-a-week unemployment boost Prison is 'torture': Former finance CEO jailed for his role in college admissions scandal pleas to be set free and claims being locked up amid a pandemic is against 'United Nations guidelines'Iodine mouthwash could protect against Covid-19 because it has 'significant' virus-killing ability when used on sister viruses SARS and MERS, scientists claimExplosives expert claims Beirut explosion that killed 160 was caused by burning military missiles - not ammonium nitrate - because the blast cloud was orange not yellow Plant enthusiast reveals how to grow a stunning living room houseplant using an AVOCADO seedMajor gas explosion destroys THREE Baltimore terraced homes, killing one and trapping 'mass casualties' including children, under smoldering debrisAG Bill Barr says 'socialist' BLM protesters have created 'urban guerrilla warfare' in cities across America because of their desire for a left-wing 'utopia' Trump calls Anthony Scaramucci  'a loser' who 'made a fool out of himself' during his 11 days at the White House after he declared his support for Joe Biden and criticized the president Fire rips through Rachael Ray's upstate New York home: Celebrity chef reveals she escaped with her husband before 7pm blaze tore through 200-acre estate where she's been filming during lockdown'It's called a pandemic, people!'