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Disney’s ‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Not Surprised Show Canceled After ‘Vitriol, Prejudice, and Hateful Language Towards Us’

Amandla Stenberg rose to fame in a now-canceled Disney+ show AcolyteStar Wars The fans were to blame for the show's demise.

Stenberg has previously Star Wars Fans were vocal in their disgust Acolytesaid Her Instagram Story The performers faced violence fuelled by “extreme conservative bigotry and malice.”

“It's not a huge shock to me, honestly,” Stenberg said. “We've been under fire since the show was announced, even before it was even in concept form and nobody had seen it. That's when we started to see a torrent of what we call ultra-conservative bigotry, malice, prejudice, hatred and hateful rhetoric directed at us.”

Despite harsh criticism, Acolyte As the weeks went by, ratings continued to decline, eventually forcing Disney to cancel the show. 4.1 rating on IMDB 119,000 ratings and Audience score: 18% The film has received the highest ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and its supporters have charged that it was the victim of a coordinated review campaign.

Amandla Stenberg attends the Star Wars: The Acolyte UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, England on May 28, 2024. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

“This really affected me when I first took this job because even if you expect it to happen, you never fully understand what it feels like until it happens,” Stenberg said. “But I feel like I worked through it in different ways, including speaking up for myself. … At some point it became incontrovertible for me that in order to continue being myself, I had to honor my values ​​by speaking up in the context of working at Disney.”

“For me, it's been an incredible honor and a dream to be in this world,” Stenberg added. “Obviously, I'm very sad that the show has been canceled. … To those who supported us so and were so vocal in their support, despite all the vitriol we've received and, shall I say, targeted attacks from the alt-right, I want to say that you were deeply loved and valued, and that's what makes this job worthwhile for me.”

Directed by Paul Laurent Bois An award-winning Christian technology thriller, example,this is 100% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes Free to watch YouTube or Tubi“Better than Killer of the Flower Moon.” Mark Judge wrote:“You've never seen a story like this before.” Christian Toth wrote:High quality, ad-free rentals Google Play, Vimeo On Demand, or YouTube MovieFollow X Proland Films Or Instagram Proland Films.

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