Orlando Jones is taking his battle with “American Gods” to DEFCON 1. Jones was fired from the Starz series last year, with his character Mr.
Nancy written out of the show. Jones has maintained that racism has been at the heart of his firing, pointing the finger at the series’ new showrunner Charles “Chic” Eglee.
RELATED: Orlando Jones Considering Legal Action, Implies Racism Was Behind His ‘American Gods’ Firing “When a showrunner is telling everybody he can find that angry get s**t done is the wrong message for black America you have just entered race into the conversation,” said Jones last year. “That didn’t come from me.” In a statement to ET Canada, however, producers insisted that Jones’ option on the show — based on Neil Gaiman’s
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