Academy Apologizes To Sacheen Littlefeather Nearly 50 Years After Oscars Abuse

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather for the abuse she endured after refusing Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscar on his behalf.

Nearly 50 years later, the Academy is trying to make things right.

According to the outlet, Littlefeather was invited as the guest of honor to an upcoming evening of reflection at the Academy Museum, featuring a formal apology from the Academy.

“The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified,” then-Academy president David Rubin said in part in the June 18 letter.