Indian writer Arundhati Roy said Friday she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to "stay out of politics".
The Booker Prize-winning author said in a statement sent to AFP that she was "shocked and disgusted" by the celebrated German director's response to a question on Gaza at a press conference on Thursday, adding: "With deep regret, I must say that I will not be attending the Berlinale."
