Netflix has come to the rescue of Adam Sandler's satire 'The Ridiculous Six' after about a dozen Native American actors walked off the New Mexico set over depictions in the script.
According to reports, they were saying that the Western was insulting to "native women and elders and grossly misrepresented Apache culture, Deadline.com reported.
However, a spokesperson for the streaming service said that the movie has ridiculous in the title for a reason because it is ridiculous.
Sources said that despite the exiting of the Native American actors, there was no interruption in filming on the feature.
'The Ridiculous Six' is produced by Sandler's Happy Productions, written by the actor and Tim Herlihy and 'Blended' and 'The Wedding Singer' director Frank Coraci is helming the project.
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