Al Sharpton didn't go to Tinseltown, Hollywood came to the civil rights activist for damage control over racially insensitive remarks made in email that were leaked as part of the Sony hack that derailed the release of the movie "The Interview."

While it was expected that Reverend Al Sharpton would ask for the resignation of Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, he did not suggest that Pascal step down over the racially insensitive emails.

Sony exec Amy Pascal met privately with Sharpton for 90 minutes in a bid to fix the fallout from the Sony hacking. 

"We have agreed to having a working group deal with the racial bias and lack of diversity in Hollywood," said Sharpton.

In an effort to combat what he called "inflexible and immovable racial exclusion in Hollywood," Pascal reportedly agreed to let Sharpton have a say in how Sony makes movies. 

Sharpton said Sony would work with his National Action Network, the National Urban League, the NAACP and the Black Women's Round Table to "see if we can come up with an immediate plan to deal with it."

Sharpton also talked about the cancellation of the Christmas Day release of "The Interview," saying in a statement "We discussed [that] there was a serious and dangerous precedent that has been established where anonymous hackers can intimidate the actual life in America."

Sharpton compared Pascal to former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling whose racial remarks on a tape were leaked tape earlier this year. Sterling sold the team.
"These emails nominate Amy Pascal to be considered by some of us in the same light that we concluded and moved on the ownership of Donald Sterling of the L.A. Clippers," Sharpton said in a statement.

"The content of my emails to Scott were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am," Pascal said. "Although this was a private communication that was stolen, I accept full responsibility for what I wrote and apologize to everyone who was offended."

The leaked emails showed that Pascal and producer Scott Rudin joked about which African-American-themed movies President Barack Obama would like. In a November 2013 email exchange that read, in part, "Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?" 

Pascal and Rudin apologized after the messages were made public.

"What is most troubling about these statements is that they reflect a continued lack of diversity in positions of power in major Hollywood studios. The statements clearly show how comfortable major studio powers are with racial language and marginalization. Her apology is not enough there must be moves by her studio and others to respect the African American community and reflect that respect in their hiring and business practices," Sharpton said in a statement.