The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has finally arrived, and it’s created quite a bit of buzz thus far. Unfortunately, not all of that attention has been positive, as the show has received racist backlash from a number of viewers.
Some have taken issue with the fact that the show cast people of color to play an elf and dwarf. Ismael Cruz Córdova is one of the stars who’s unfortunately received hateful comments, though he’s also gotten plenty of support.
And the latest person to show him some love is none other than LOTR alum Orlando Bloom. Orlando Bloom famously played the role of elf archer Legolas in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and in the Hobbit films.
So it’s quite fitting that he would shout out fellow elf Ismael Cruz Córdova. Bloom shared an Instagram post that included a photo of both him and Cruz Córdova and captioned the photo with the perfect word.
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