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Actress Faces Racist Bullying for Starring as Juliet in "Romeo & Juliet"
BET ^ | 4/8/24

Posted on 04/08/2024 9:23:28 AM PDT by Impala64ssa

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, starring alongside Tom Holland in "Romeo & Juliet," prompts The Jamie Lloyd Company to condemn racism and harassment in the industry.

Actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers will play Juliet in the London West End production of "Romeo & Juliet." Because Rivers is the leading lady, she’s been the target of ongoing racist online bullying. This role as Juliet is Amewudah-Rivers’ West End debut, and what a warm welcome. Amewudah-Rivers is starring alongside “Spider-Man” leading man Tom Holland as Romeo.

The Jamie Lloyd Company released a statement: "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. We are working with a remarkable group of artists. We insist that they are free to create work without facing online harassment."

The company continued, "We will continue to support and protect everyone in our company at all costs. Any abuse will not be tolerated and will be reported. Bullying and harassment have no place online, in our industry or in our wider communities."

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: amewudahrivers; bet; blackwashing; romeoandjemima; romeoandjuliet; thatsracist; wokewhining
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I would LMAO at the reactions of hypocritical the woke fools if a remake of the Jackie Robinson Story were done with, say Brad Pitt in the leading role. Or a remake of Lady Sings the Blues with Taylor not so Swift as Billie Holliday 🤔😃🤡🤡
1 posted on 04/08/2024 9:23:28 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

Sounds like culture appropriation to me.

Or does that only work one way?


2 posted on 04/08/2024 9:24:56 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Impala64ssa

First thing they’ll do is attack the customer Oh wait they’re already attacking the customer ,LOL


3 posted on 04/08/2024 9:26:42 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Impala64ssa
This is who will be saying, "Romeo! Romeo! Where for art thou, Romeo!"


4 posted on 04/08/2024 9:26:54 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Both are a little long in the tooth for the roles.


5 posted on 04/08/2024 9:27:31 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Tell It Right

She doesn’t look Italian to me.....................


6 posted on 04/08/2024 9:27:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Impala64ssa

It’s as much a publicity stunt as it is DEI.

No such thing as bad publicity, as the saying goes.


7 posted on 04/08/2024 9:28:09 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Tell It Right

Yo, Romy-yo! Wut up?


8 posted on 04/08/2024 9:28:27 AM PDT by clintonh8r (The truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth)
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To: Impala64ssa

Yeah right, like anyone gives a damn. Let’s see the evidence


9 posted on 04/08/2024 9:28:54 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Impala64ssa

No one can play the part of Hamlet unless they are Danish.


10 posted on 04/08/2024 9:29:56 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Impala64ssa

Romeo where da fuq you at


11 posted on 04/08/2024 9:30:46 AM PDT by Palio di Siena (P01135809)
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To: clintonh8r

The new lines will be: “Romeo. You my baby daddy. Where’s the support? Don’t make me go to Only Fans!”


12 posted on 04/08/2024 9:31:31 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Impala64ssa

They don’t sell entertainment anymore they sell Skin Color


13 posted on 04/08/2024 9:31:34 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Tell It Right

She jus’ ugly.


14 posted on 04/08/2024 9:32:26 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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Yo, Romy-yo! Wut up?
OUTSTANDING!!😃😃You owe me a Yuengling and a new keyboard,pal!!😃😝😝
15 posted on 04/08/2024 9:33:09 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
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To: Impala64ssa

The classics are old enough and specialized enough that we should let race go, I think.

But that means any race can play Othello in play or opera, the same for Turandot, Aida, Madame Butterfly, any creed can play Shylock. The Greek tragedies are open.

That said, this black actress is miscast for Juliet, I think. The role requires a physical delicacy that she does not have.


16 posted on 04/08/2024 9:33:45 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Impala64ssa

They are already predicting a box office failure and want to explain it away, as opposed to the real reasons.


17 posted on 04/08/2024 9:34:09 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: Impala64ssa

They’re not even giving Romeo & Juliet a chance ,killing it before they kill themselves


18 posted on 04/08/2024 9:34:19 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Impala64ssa

Try to picture this: A KKK fan of Shakespeare

“Hey Billy Bob, we’re goin’ down to tha waterin’ hole, pops gots some new White lightnin’, you comin’?”

“No Jeb, I wanna continue my Shakespearean studies”

Later on:

“Whut tha?? Is that a N playin’ Juliet?? By gum, git tha hoods! We gonna burn some crosses!!”


19 posted on 04/08/2024 9:34:21 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: heartwood

She’s a big strapping girl with the hint of a mustache.


20 posted on 04/08/2024 9:34:37 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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