Indigenous ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Costume Dressmaker Sues Apple for Breach of Contract, Citing Racial Discrimination
The Native American assistant costume designer for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” has sued Apple Studios on claims that her work on the film used to be willfully unnoticed for the length of awards season.
Within the lawsuit obtained by TheWrap. designer Kristi Marie Hoffman claims that she did “most of the analysis and costume sort for the film,” namely for the costumes ragged by the Osage actors within the film. She claims she additionally designed the jacket ragged by Leonardo DiCaprio in his efficiency as Ernest Burkhart. But she additionally claims that she used to be discriminated against by being excluded from credit rating on the Academy Awards and the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Hoffman claims that she used to be on the origin listed because the first assistant costume designer on the nominee checklist for the Costume Designers Guild Awards, but used to be removed on the inquire of of lead designer Jacqueline West with the credit rating being applied to all assistant designers, including those in secondary roles.
The CDG later ruled that Hoffman’s credit rating elimination used to be “imperfect,” but Hoffman believes the exclusion used to be retaliation for filing an Equal Employment More than a few Rate criticism settled in December 2022 over alleged racial discrimination she faced on the gap of “Killers of the Flower Moon” that “affected her mentally and emotionally.”
Hoffman additionally accused West, alongside clothing consultant Julie O’Keefe, did no longer acknowledge her contributions in interviews after West used to be nominated for an Academy Award for “Killers.” The lawsuit states claims of breach of contract, retaliation and infliction of emotional hurt.
“Hoffman, who has been within the film and TV alternate since around 2004 and has contributed to many productions, poured her heart into ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ as a film about Native Americans to which she can also show as a Native herself,” the lawsuit reads.
“Hoffman endurec discriminatory conduct on the gap of ‘KOTFM,’ as she used to be therefore discredited for her work for the length of the film’s promotion and release and centered with adverts celebrating West and O’Keefe for the implications of her laborious work.”
TheWrap has reached out to Apple for comment.
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