Amandla Stenberg Says ‘Acolyte’ Cancelation Is “Not A Huge Shock” After “Vitriol” From ‘Star Wars’ Fans
deadline.comAmandla Stenberg has broken her silence on the cancellation of The Acolyte, following what she called a “rampage of vitriol” from fans.
After Lucasfilm previously opted not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars spin-off series, the actress explained why the show’s abrupt cancelation was “not a huge shock” for her when it was announced this month. “There are many folks out there that I want to acknowledge and I want to show appreciation and love and support for, so that’s why I’m hopping on here to talk about this, which is that our Star Wars show has been canceled,” Stenberg said Wednesday on her Instagram Story. “And I’m gonna be transparent and say that it’s not a huge shock for me,” she added. “Of course I live in the bubble of my own reality, but for those who aren’t aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it.” Stenberg described the attacks as “hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudiced hatred and hateful language” directed at the cast, which also includes Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen and Rebecca Henderson. “And this really affected me when I first got the job,” Stenberg continued. “Even though I anticipated it happening, it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you. “However, I feel like I’ve kinda moved through those feelings in various ways, including being vocal about it myself.
For me, it just became a situation where there was no option but for me to honor my sense of ethics and my belief system and my value system while being in this very unique position,” she
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