{"id":375984,"date":"2024-04-09T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/?p=375984"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T14:54:28","slug":"bridgerton-actress-urges-tom-holland-to-speak-out-in-support-of-romeo-and-juliet-co-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/uk-showbiz\/bridgerton-actress-urges-tom-holland-to-speak-out-in-support-of-romeo-and-juliet-co-star-375984","title":{"rendered":"Bridgerton actress urges Tom Holland to speak out in support of Romeo and Juliet co-star"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bridgerton actress Ars\u00e9ma Adeoluwayemi Hamera has urged Tom Holland to speak out in support of his Romeo and Juliet co-star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers.<\/p>\n
Last month, it was confirmed that Francesca had been cast to play Juliet in a West End production of the Shakespeare tale, which will star Tom as Romeo.<\/p>\n
However, she was later met with a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse” over the diverse casting.<\/p>\n
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Ars\u00e9ma starred in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story as young Lady Danbury.<\/p>\n
She took to Instagram to share a plea from actress Selina Jones urging the Spiderman actor to speak up and wrote: “So bloody true.”<\/p>\n
The Jamie Lloyd Company, who are putting on the Shakespeare production, released a statement denouncing the shocking backlash at their casting.<\/p>\n
It read: “Following the announcement of our Romeo & Juliet cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company. This must stop.”<\/p>\n
“We are working with a remarkable group of artists. We insist that they are free to create work without facing online harassment.”<\/p>\n
“We will continue to support and protect everyone in our company at all costs. Any abuse will not be tolerated and will be reported.”<\/p>\n
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