Pamela McClintock e Tim Appelo, Black 'Thor' Actor Blasts Debate Over His Casting, in The Hollywood Reporter, 4 marzo 2011 (archiviato dall'url originale il 4 marzo 2011).
«People were so desperate for any sign of color at the Feb. 27 ceremony that many media outlets, including the Boston Globe, accepted as fact the rumor that True Grit nominee Hailee Steinfeld's mother is part African-American. (Steinfeld's rep told THR that the claim, spread on the Internet in recent days, is erroneous.)»