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‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’s Jodie Turner-Smith Calls Out Disney For Not Protecting Cast & Denouncing Racism: “It’s Not Fair To Not Say Anything”
Jodie Turner-Smith is calling out Disney for not having a stronger response against the cyberbullying Star Wars: The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg faced.
Turner-Smith praised Stenberg, telling Glamour UK her co-star “put so much care and thought and love into” their character that she felt disappointed that the studio didn’t have their back when they faced backlash from Star Wars fans. “They’ve got to stop doing this thing where they don’t say anything when people are getting f***ing dog-piled on the internet with racism and bullsh**,” Turner-Smith said. Stenberg described the attacks as “hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudiced hatred and hateful language,” adding, “And this really affected me when I first got the job.
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