‘Stranger Things’ star Caleb McLaughlin reflects on experiencing racism from fans: “It definitely took a toll”

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A change of plans. Emma Roberts revealed she would be missing out on trick or treating with her son this Halloween due to work obligations.

Getting candid about the past. Matthew Perry revealed the heartbreaking reason he decided to end his relationship with Julia Roberts following her 1996 cameo on Friends.

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There has long been a pretty nasty narrative about Matthew Perry, namely around his weight. He has either - according to tabloid headlines - been too fat or thin for most of his career. Now, the Friends actor has revealed in a shocking new memoir - ‘Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing’ - that his weight was actually the big indicator behind his drink and drug abuse - which he says has cost him around $9 million during his lifetime.

Eddie Redmayne thinks his parents deserve a lot of credit for his success. The Oscar-winning actor has always had a huge amount of support from his parents, and he believes that they've played a big part in his success. Eddie, 40 - who attended the Jackie Palmer Studios Stage School in London - told the 'Today' show: "I loved music and singing and acting at school.

currently boasts 2.2 million views on TikTok.“OMG Jeffrey Dahmer in stranger things,” reads the caption to the creepy clip, which shows a scene from Season 4, in which a boy with Dahmer-esque granny glasses and a blonde bowl cut is seen lurking outside Hawkins Highschool.It then cuts to a clip of actor Evan Peters as the titular character of the controversial new Netflix series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which explores the blood-splattered escapades of the notorious Milwaukee-based serial killer. The idea of a “Stranger Things” Dahmer-ganger might seem far-fetched however the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, are known to pepper the show with nostalgic 80s easter eggs.

Heroes Comic Con Belgium convention.He looked back on his first Comic-Con and noted that some people didn’t stand in his line, using the way his character, Lucas Sinclair, treated Millie Bobby Brown’s character, Eleven, as a way to justify their reasoning.“My very first Comic-Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was black.

Caleb McLaughlin has spoken about how he has experienced racism from Stranger Things fans.The Carmel Hamlet, New York native, 20, plays Lucas Sinclair on the popular Netflix series. He said at Heroes Comic Con Belgium over the weekend at Brussels Expo that at one point he pondered why of the cast, he had the least social media followers and was the 'least favorite' among his costars.He noted thinking, 'I'm on the same show as everybody from season one,' adding, it 'definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid.' The latest: Caleb McLaughlin, 20, has spoken about how he has experienced racism from Stranger Things fans.

Speaking his truth. Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin got candid about his experience in Hollywood — including the racism he’s faced since stepping into the spotlight.

star Caleb McLaughlin is speaking out about the racism he has faced as the only Black lead on the show. During a conversation at the Heroes Comic-Con Belgium convention, on Sunday, the 20-year-old actor spoke about the effect it had on him at the start of his career. «It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid,» McLaughlin, who plays Lucas Sinclair on the show, said.

Caleb McLaughlin is opening up his experience with fame following the worldwide success of Stranger Things. The actor has played the role of Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series since the age of 14 and recently recalled racism from some fans.

Ethan Shanfeld Caleb McLaughlin, who plays Lucas Sinclair on “Stranger Things,” opened up about facing racism as a young actor on Netflix’s hit sci-fi series. “It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid,” the actor said at the Heroes Comic Con Belgium convention on Sunday. “My very first Comic-Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black. Some people told me, ‘Oh I didn’t want to be in your line because you were mean to Eleven [Millie Bobby Brown].'” McLaughlin continued, “Even now some people don’t follow me or don’t support me because I’m Black. Sometimes overseas you feel the racism, you feel the bigotry. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about and for people to understand, but when I was younger it definitely affected me a lot.”

Netflix has released a blooper reel from the filming of Stranger Things season four – check it out above.The footage debuted as part of Netflix’s TUDUM event, a global livestream featuring a number of trailers and announcements from the company’s upcoming slate.Along with the expected mess-ups, there’s a disturbing appearance from a giggling Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), a screaming Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and an outtake from Jim Hopper’s (David Harbour) romance scene with Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder).The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is expected to start filming next year, with the story taking place entirely within Hawkins.Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently said they might not add new characters for the fifth season, so they can “focus on the OG characters”.“Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.

Stranger Things is officially up for sale.The house in the fictional town in Hawkins which Will (Noah Schnapp) lived in with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) in the Netflix series is now on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia, for $300,000.According to the house’s listing on Zillow, the three-bedroom property covers six acres of land and was built in the 1900s.“How cool would it be to own the infamous Stranger Things house? Don’t get stuck in the upside down though, this home does need a full rehab, but with the right owner the potential return on investment (ROI) could be HUGE,” the listing reads.The owners reportedly had to put up a driveway barricade and Private Property signs to stop Stranger Things fans trespassing.Meanwhile, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said the fifth season of the show might not feature any new characters.Speaking to IndieWire, Ross Duffer said: “Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.“But every time we do that, we’re nervous because you go, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re just very, very careful about who we’re introducing.”Season five of Stranger Things will be the show’s last – here’s everything we know about it so far.

the most recent season of the show. A video depicting the terrifying brain teaser currently boasts 14.7 million views on TikTok as puzzlers’ minds are flayed over the scary sight.

Stranger Things-themed Halloween display, which recreates a scene from season four of the hit Netflix show, has gone viral on TikTok.Dave and Aubrey Appel, who run the TikTok account @HorrorProps, shared a video of their Halloween display which has accumulated over 13.5million views.The display recreates the scene from episode four of the latest season, where Max levitates above her brother’s grave as she tries to fight Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), only to be saved when her friends play ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush.In the TikTok video, a recreation of Max is seen floating in the air as a woman stands beneath the character. The video has since sparked numerous comments asking how they created the display.One commenter wrote: “I need to know how she’s up there!” ♬ Stranger Things – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein The clip attracted the attention of Netflix, who described the pair as “001 fan for sure”.