'Star Wars' Actor Ahmed Best Almost Jumped Off A Bridge Due To Jar Jar Binks Backlash
justjared.comThe backlash to Jar Jar Binks brought actor Ahmed Best to a dark place. In a new interview, the actor revealed that things got so dark for him that he almost jumped off a bridge. Keep reading to find out more… During a new interview with The Guardian, Ahmed recalled all the backlash he was the subject of as the actor behind one of the most hated characters in the franchise.
Following 1999′s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, Ahmed says that he became the subject of fan campaign of abuse and death threats.
There came a point that he went to the Brooklyn Bridge, with every intention of ending it all. “I’ll show all of you. I’ll show you what you’re doing to me.
And when I’m gone, then you’ll feel exactly what I went through,” he says he remembers thinking. In another podcast, which is dedicated to the redemption of the character, Ahmed says that he thought the role was a prank when it was first offered to him.
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