Mellody Hobson teared up during an emotional speech about why her husband George Lucas was unwilling to compromise on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art:
“I watched George up close,” Hobson said, explaining that she missed the earlier part of his career (the couple began dating in 2006 before marrying in 2013). “I wasn’t there for ‘Star Wars.’ I saw genius work, genuinely work, and it was awe inspiring. And he was fanatical at times, but the thing about a fanatical person is they’re a fan. He was a deep fan of these illustrators in this work, and he wanted them to be represented, and I became a deeper fan of his.”
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