“Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Ewan McGregor slammed social media consumers who sent his co-star Moses Ingram hundreds of racist messages — calling them faux “Star Wars” followers.
“I just wished to say as the foremost actor in the series, as the govt producer on the sequence, that we stand with Moses we like Moses,” McGregor explained in a video clip assertion posted by the formal “Star Wars” Twitter account Tuesday night.
“And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you are no ‘Star Wars’ admirer in my brain. There’s no spot for racism in this world and I totally stand with Moses,” he mentioned.
Ingram discovered on Monday that she acquired “hundreds” of racist messages since the Disney Furthermore collection debuted on May 27.
The 29-yr-old actress, who plays a Jedi hunter Inquisitor named Reva, shared some of the messages to her Instagram tales. They contain the use of the n-phrase, possible threats like “your days are numbered” and claims that she was a “diversity hire”.
“There’s absolutely nothing any person can do about this. There’s practically nothing anybody can do to prevent this hate,” Ingram stated in a movie on her Instagram story.
McGregor explained his co-star shared some of the attacks she was despatched with him, contacting them “the most horrendous, racist DMs.”
“I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart,” McGregor stated.
He produced confident to allow enthusiasts know of Ingram’s value to the new sequence.
“Moses is a outstanding actor, she’s a fantastic lady and she’s unquestionably remarkable in this collection,” he stated. “She brings so a lot to the sequence, she brings so much to the franchise and it just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this had been going on.”
McGregor’s video message adopted before tweets from the formal “Star Wars” account defending Ingram.
“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars spouse and children and fired up for Reva’s tale to unfold. If any individual intends to make her sense in any way unwelcome, we have only one particular detail to say: we resist,” they wrote in a unusual assertion.
“There are additional than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, really don't select to be a racist.”
Fans had been surprised Ingram received so substantially detest.
“Why is she finding any dislike at all?? She’s incredible,” a supporter named Courtney Osborn tweeted.
This is not the initial time actors in the “Star Wars” franchise have confronted racism from hostile lovers.
Kelly Marie Tran, 33, obtained backlash on the web for her position as Rose Tico in “The Last Jedi,” and John Boyega, 30, also seasoned racism immediately after staying cast as Finn in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy.
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