Netflix, ViacomCBS and Amazon are among the corporations signing the letter, which also includes individuals like JJ Abrams, Shonda Rhimes, George Clooney and Warren Buffett.
An open letter headlined "We Stand For Democracy" and opposing restrictions on voting drew hundreds of signees from across corporate America, including many names from the entertainment industry.
Among the companies attaching their names to the letter were Netflix, ViacomCBS, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Live Nation Entertainment.
Individuals signing the letter included notable entertainment figures JJ Abrams, George Clooney, Channing Dungey, Lee Daniels, Larry David, David Geffen, Demi Lovato, Peter Chernin, George Lucas, Samuel L. Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Shonda Rhimes, Shari Redstone and David Zaslav, as well as corporate leaders like Warren Buffett, Mike Bloomberg and Kenneth Cole.
The letter, which was organized by former American Express CEO Ken Chennault and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, was published as a two-page advertising spread in Wednesday's New York Times and Washington Post. While not calling out Georgia by name, it called out efforts to restrict voting access (Georgia passed a restrictive voting bill a few weeks ago, with dozens of other states weighing similar bills).
"For American democracy to work for any of us, we must ensure the right to vote for all of us," the letter reads in part. "We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote, and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal or fair opportunity to cast a ballot."
The Georgia law has sparked outrage from the entertainment industry, with Major League Baseball moving its All Star Game to Colorado and Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua shifting their feature film Emancipation out of the state.
However, Tyler Perry, whose studio is based in Georgia, and political activist Stacey Abrams are among those who have argued that boycotts over the law may backfire.
The open letter released Wednesday is one way to bridge that gap, taking a public stand without pulling any business.
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