Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor has shared a video condemning the racist messages sent to his co-star in Disney+'s Third Sister.
Some of the racist messages she has received have been shared on the social media platform. In response, in a video shared on the official Star Wars Twitter account, McGregor said that he was no Star Wars fan and that anyone sending messages like that was breaking his heart.
At the time of writing, the video has received over 3.5 million views.
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We transcribed the full message below.
"This weekend Star Wars fans made Obi-Wan Kenobi the most watched Disney+ original series premiere of all time — and for that I would say a big thank you, and it just goes to show what this family can do when we all pull together.
"However, it seems that some of the fanbase from this influential fanbase have decided to attack Moses Ingram online, and send her the most horrendous, racist DMs. And I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart.
Moses is a brilliant actor, she's a brilliant woman, and she's absolutely amazing in this series. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise, and it just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this had been happening. I just wanted to say, as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses.
We love Moses. And if you're sending her bullying messages, you're no Star Wars fan in my mind. There's no place for racism in this world. And I totally stand with Moses."
The official Star Wars account shared the video and posted a message supporting the man.
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There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars universe.
In a recent interview with The Independent, she said that Lucasfilm warned her about possible racist harassment online as a Black woman in the Star Wars universe.
The Star Wars franchise has faced racism scandals before. Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico in the recent trilogy, left social media in order to write an essay about the hate she received online. John Boyega criticized Disney for how they treated his character Finn.
Disney should not bring out a Black character, market them to be more important in the franchise than they are, and push them to the side, he said. I will say it straight up.
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