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‘Romeo & Juliet’ Star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Backed by Over 800 Black Actors in Open Letter Condemning ‘Racist and Misogynistic Abuse’

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Naman Ramachandran Over 800 Black women and non-binary actors have signed an open letter condemning the online racial abuse of Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who was recently cast as Juliet in a London West End production of “Romeo & Juliet” alongside Tom Holland.

The letter, published in The Guardian on Wednesday, was the initiative of “Enola Holmes” actor Susan Wokoma and “Crowning Glory” playwright Somalia Nonyé Seaton.

It reads, “When news of Francesca Amewudah-Rivers’ casting in Jamie Lloyd’s production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ was announced so many people celebrated and welcomed this news.

Many of us took to social media to shower our baby sis with love and congratulations – a huge deal for someone so young in their career.

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