LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin apologized Thursday for calling Angelina Jolie a ‘‘spoiled brat’’ and making racially offensive jokes about President Obama’s presumed taste in movies.
The comments were made in a series of leaked e-mail exchanges between Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment cochairwoman Amy Pascal, who also apologized Thursday. It was yet another embarrassment in the ongoing Sony hacking scandal, in which highly sensitive material is being leaked almost daily.
‘‘Private e-mails between friends and colleagues written in haste and without much thought or sensitivity, even when the content of them is meant to be in jest, can result in offense where none was intended,’’ Rudin said in a statement to industry site Deadline after the Obama remarks surfaced.
In a statement released by Sony, Pascal called her comments ‘‘insensitive and inappropriate’’ and ‘‘not an accurate reflection of who I am.’’ ’
This latest brouhaha erupted when hacked e-mail exchanges obtained by the website Gawker gave the public a juicy, unfiltered glimpse into the blunt, often crude way Hollywood does business.
The e-mails getting all the attention this week were primarily between Rudin, producer of the Academy Award-winning ‘‘No Country for Old Men,’’ and Pascal, who has held the position since 2006.
When juxtaposed with the saccharine graciousness of Hollywood’s awards season, the e-mails reveal a much darker and, to some, surprising side of the industry.
‘‘She’s a camp event and a celebrity and that’s all,’’ wrote Rudin of Jolie in one exchange about a potential ‘‘Cleopatra’’ project.
In another, as reported by Buzzfeed, Rudin and Pascal also riffed about what she should talk to Obama about at an upcoming fund-raiser.
‘‘Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?’’ Pascal asked, referring to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘‘Django Unchained.’’
They continued the e-mail chain joking about which films the president might enjoy, referencing ‘‘Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler,’ ’’ “Think Like a Man,’’ and ‘‘Ride Along’’ — all films with primarily African-American casts.
The Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement that the apologies were not enough, comparing Pascal to disgraced NBA owner Donald Sterling and demanding that she meet with black leaders immediately.