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Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Hayden Christensen ‘saddened’ by Moses Ingram racist abuse: ‘I hope by the end of the series, people are coming around’-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
‘I think the world of Moses,’ he said.
Hayden Christensen is standing by co-star Moses Ingram (Picture: REX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Hayden Christensen has shown love for his co-star Moses Ingram, after the actress was subjected to racist abuse since the series launched.
The new show sees Moses make her debut as a Force-sensitive Inquisitor called Reva, facing off against Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) while working for the terrifying Darth Vader.
Before the series even premiered, The Queen’s Gambit star Moses admitted that she anticipated racist comments, saying that Lucasfilm ‘actually got in front’ of it by telling her: ‘We are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens.’
The 28-year-old shared examples of the hateful messages which included ‘your days are numbered,’ while another dubbed her a ‘diversity hire’.
Star Wars released an official statement expressing their support for the actor since the abuse came to light, and Hayden (Darth Vader) branded the ordeal as ‘saddening.’
Hayden (left) expressed how saddened he was by the remarks made against Moses (Picture: REUTERS)
‘I think the world of Moses,’ Hayden told Entertainment Tonight.
‘She’s not only a lovely person and human being, but an incredibly talented actress.
‘So, I mean, I hope by the end of the series, people are coming around.
‘I think she’s done a great job and I think [Reva] is an important character and people will come to realize that,’ he added.
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At the beginning of the month, leading actor Ewan warned there is ‘no place for racism in this world’ while expressing support for the ‘brilliant’ Moses.
‘It seems that some of the fan base has decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist DMs and I heard some of them this morning and it’s broke my heart,’ he said.
‘Moses is a brilliant actor, she’s a brilliant woman, and she’s absolutely amazing in this series. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise, and it just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this has been happening.’
Moses had been warned she could face racist abuse from the fan base (Picture: Lucas Films)
Ewan continued: ‘I just want to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses.
‘We love Moses, and if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind.
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Moses isn’t the first actor to suffer racist abuse after joining the Star Wars franchise, with John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran also having hateful messages directed their way.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is available to watch on Disney Plus with new episodes released on Wednesdays.
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