There are a lot of toxic fans out there, but for Simon Pegg, the “Star Wars’ fandom takes the cake. Appearing on SiriusXM’s “Jim and Sam’ show, the actor, who has appeared in both the “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” franchise was asked which fans are the hardest to please. READ MORE: Zach Braff Shocks ‘Star Wars’ Fans With His Role On ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ “To be honest — And as someone who kind of was, you know, kicked off about the prequels when they came out, the ‘Star Wars’ fan base really seems to be the most kind of toxic at the moment.
I’m probably being very controversial to say that,” Pegg said, according to Mediaite. “I mean, I’m out of it now … I’ve apologized for the things I said about, you know, Jar Jar Binks,” the actor continued. “Cause of course there was a fucking actor involved.
He was getting a lot of flack and … It was a human being. And because it got a lot of hate, he suffered, you know, and I feel terrible about being part of that,” he added.
Pegg was referring to the fan backlash to Jar Jar Banks, which led actor Ahmed Best to consider taking his own life. “I find the ‘Star Trek’ fans have always been very, very inclusive, you know, ‘Star Trek’’s about diversity.
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