John Boyega is opening up about the racist backlash he experienced when portraying Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.The 30-year-old British actor played Finn in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, though he said he'd never play the character again.Boyega spoke with John Fugelsang on his Sirius XM radio show, revealing that the inaction on Disney's part when it came to racist trolls, in essence, paved the way for the studio to stand up for Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram when trolls targeted her.
Opening up: John Boyega is opening up about the racist backlash he experienced when portraying Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy Finn: The 30-year-old British actor played Finn in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerHe began by explaining his thoughts on social media as a whole, stating, 'Right now you go on social media, it feels like algebra to me.''Two plus two is four.
If you do this, that means this. Women think like this, men think like this, and that simplicity with such intricate talking points, it froze me off…it’s a rocky road,' he said.
Fugelsang brought up Moses Ingram, who played Inquisitor Reva in the Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was subject to racist attacks online.
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