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‘The Acolyte’ Star Jodie Turner-Smith Says Disney Can’t Stay Silent When Actors Are ‘Getting F—ing Dog-Piled on the Internet With Racism and Bulls—‘ by Toxic Fans
Jodie Turner-Smith says Disney and other major studios have to stop staying silent against toxic fandoms and racist trolls.
In a recent interview with Glamour UK magazine, Turner-Smith criticized Disney for not having Stenberg’s back as she faced racism and online harassment for simply being cast in a “Star Wars” project. “They’ve got to stop doing this thing where they don’t say anything when people are getting fucking dog-piled on the internet with racism and bullshit,” Tuner-Smith said of Disney’s lack of response to “The Acolyte” toxicity. Set roughly 100 years before the events of “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” the series centered on twin characters Osha and Mae, both played by Stenberg, being pulled a part by the opposing forces of the Jedi and the Sith.
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