Keisha's controversial video is "story of a girl imagining different possibilities for dealing with racial discrimination"

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5 October 2004

It is claimed that Keisha Castle-Hughes' role in a controversial music video have been taken out of context.

The Whale Rider star is portrayed as a suicide bomber in Prince's new music video.

Ms Castle-Hughes' agent Graham Dunster says he and Keisha looked carefully at how it was going to be recorded.

He says she is an internationally acclaimed actress whom Prince decided to use to help illuminate the lyrics to his song "Cinnamon Girl".

He says Prince's people wanted something that would stimulate discussion and be enjoyed by the fans.

Mr Dunster says if people were able to see the whole video they would understand better.

He says it is the story of a girl imagining a lot of different possibilities for dealing with racial discrimination.

He says the person ends up with a balanced view of how to deal with the problem, rather than just lashing out and causing damage.

Graham Dunster says there are no future music videos in the pipeline at the moment.


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