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'The Acolyte' Star Slams 'Rampage Of Vitriol' From Alt-Right After 'Star Wars' Show's Cancellation

Amandla Stenberg as Mae in 'The Acolyte'; Instagram screenshot of Amandla Stenberg
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Actor Amandla Stenberg shared a lengthy video on her Instagram stories to speak out about the negative comments she faced after the cancellation of the Disney+ 'Star Wars' series.

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Amandla Stenberg is calling out the "rampage of vitriol" from alt-right viewers following The Acolyte's cancellation.

Stenberg, who played Mae/Osha in the Star Wars series, slammed the "targeted attack" in a nearly nine-minute video posted to her Instagram stories in which she shed light on the hateful comments she received before, during and after shooting the first and only season.


In her video, Stenberg first addressed the unwarranted hate:

“It’s not a huge shock for me [that it was canceled]."
"Of course, I live in the bubble of my own reality but for those who aren’t aware there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced ... when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it."
"That’s when we started experiencing a rampage of hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred, and hateful language towards us ... this really affected me when I first got the job because it’s just not something, even though I anticipated it happening, it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you.”

She continued, expressing her gratitude for those who supported the show despite the pushback.

“It has been an incredible honor and dream for me to be in this universe ... And I just want to let those people know out there who supported us in that way, and supported us vocally in the face of all of the vitriol that we received, and the kind of the targeted attack I would say we received by the alt-right, just that you were deeply loved and appreciated, and it made this job all the worthwhile for me"

You can watch the full video below.

WARNING: NSFW language

Stenberg's comment sections of her Instagram posts have seemingly become breeding grounds for disgusting messages regarding both the cast and the show.

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It's no wonder she'd had enough and called out the trolls in her video.

And others on social media commended Stenberg for doing so, and agreed with her take.






Some, however, still maintain that the show was cancelled for other reasons.




We really were looking forward to season 2.

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