"The Flash"-skuespiller undskylder for gamle tweets – nu er han fyret

Hartley Sawyer er fortid på The CW-serien “The Flash” – blev fældet af kvindefjendske og racistiske tweets.

Tilbage i perioden 2012-14 var skuespilleren Hartley Sawyer ganske aktiv på Twitter med en stribe af racistiske og kvindenedsættende kommentarer.

Nu rammer disse tweets Sawyer som en boomerang, efter de er begyndt at cirkulere på ny på Twitter.

Hartley Sawyer er således blevet fyret fra The CW-serien “The Flash” i rollen som Ralph Dibny også kendt som Elongated Man.

Rollen som Elongated Man landede Sawyer i 2017 – flere år efter de kontroversielle tweets – men det har altså ikke reddet “The Flash”-skuespilleren fra en fyreseddel, skriver The Hollywood Reporter.

Lige lidt hjalp det, at Sawyer undskyldte på Instagram, hvor han har lagt sig fladt ned i forholdt til kritikken.

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My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply. This was not acceptable behavior. These were words I threw out at the time with no thought or recognition of the harm my words could do, and now have done today. I am incredibly sorry, ashamed and disappointed in myself for my ignorance back then. I want to be very clear: this is not reflective of what I think or who I am now. Years ago, thanks to friends and experiences who helped me to open my eyes, I began my journey into becoming a more responsible adult – in terms of what I say, what I do, and beyond. I've largely kept that journey private, and this is another way that I have let so many down. I still have more work to do. But how I define myself now does not take away the impact of my words, or my responsibility for them. I am very sorry.

A post shared by Hartley Sawyer (@hartleysawyer) on May 30, 2020 at 11:59am PDT

“The Flash”-skuespiller undskylder for gamle tweets – nu er han fyret

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