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on social media, selma director ava duvernay calling changes one good step on a long journey. the announcement coming in the wake of some saying they would skip the ceremony in response to the nominations. director spike lee awarded an honorary oscar this year. as well as jada pinkett smith and her husband will smith. who spoke earlier this week to robin. >> we're uncomfortable to stand there and say that this is okay. >> chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> all right. enough for your pet. >> why a growing number of dog on prozac. is that for real? now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc tt0w!tw((i! %4@-2&t tt0w!tw((i! el@-8!8 tt0w!tw((i! ed@->#\ tt0w!tw((i% )8h-^] tt0w!tw((i% kzh-c2\ tt0w!tw((i% n-h-6[p tt0w!tw((i% 0ph-(>> well, as any dog owner will tell you, your pet isn't just an animal. he is a member of the family like a child he or she. >> yeah, but just as with your human children, sometimes love and care aren't quite enough and sometimes medical intervention is a little bit neces

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ava duvernay calling the changes, "one good step on a long journey." the announcement from the academy coming in the wake of some saying they'd skip the ceremony in response to the nominations. director spike lee awarded an honorary oscar this year, as well as jada pinkett smith and her husband, will smith, who spoke earlier this week to robin. >> we're uncomfortable to stand there and say that this is okay. >> reporter: all of these matters that one would expect chris rock to share a few thoughts about when he hosts the