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Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best recalls suicidal moment during fan backlash in docuseries 'Light & Magic': 'I thought it was my fault'

In the docuseries 'Light & Magic,' Ahmed Best recalls suicidal moment during fan backlash directed at his character Jar Jar Binks: 'I thought it was my fault.'

The daffy, clumsy Gungan was a major breakthrough for computer-generated characters, but audience reaction was (and this is an understatement) mixed when he first hit screens in 1999's Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace. Even back when the Star Wars prequels came out to heavy criticism in some quarters, all agreed that the lightsaber fight between Yoda and Count Dooku in Episode II — Attack of the Clones was (in the parlance) epic. While Coleman was scratching his head, Best, a martial artist, invited him "back to the crib" and fed him videos of anime, Bruce Lee movies, and, specifically, Swordsman II starring Jet Li.

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