“Lucifer”, “Ginny & Georgia” … Certain series create such a craze that their stars are victims of harassment. Take a look back at those times when fans crossed the line.
The series tend to create an impressive craze. So yes, these works are important in our lives, but sometimes this hype goes much too far, at the risk of endangering the actors. Indeed, some claim to be victims of harassment, especially on social networks. The object of the obsession is often the characters that they interpret … What a terrible mistake to confuse reality and fiction! Here are five serial actors who have been harassed because of their roles.
“Lucifer”: Tom Ellis’s wife harassed by fans of the series
Married since June 2019, actor Tom Ellis, hero of Lucifer, and his wife Meaghan Oppenheimer suffer the perverse effects of success. The lovebirds are constantly harassed on social networks and, during the summer of 2020, the actor insisted on doting the “i’s” via his Twitter account, declaring:“I just take a second of the time I spend with my wonderful family to kindly tell anyone who is harassing my wife or me and claiming to be a #lucifan to leave us alone. You are not welcome and never will be. . We don’t accept stalkers. See you later. “
“Ginny & Georgia”: Taylor Swift fans take it out on Antonia Gentry
Antonia Gentry, 23, star of the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia, was, despite herself, at the heart of a controversy that we told you about at the beginning of March 2021. In one scene of the show, the character she plays, Ginny, replies to her mother: “What can that do to you? You chain guys faster than Taylor Swift.” A remark that we would have done well, the singer’s fans not having failed to denounce these sexist remarks. Taylor Swift herself had pinned Netflix. Except that some of her fans have crossed the line by attacking Antonia Gentry on her Instagram account. However, the people to blame would rather be the writers of the series …
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“13 reasons why”: Justin Prentice harassed because he plays the role of a rapist
Justin Prentice, from Netflix’s flagship series 13 reasons why, is an excellent actor. The 26-year-old has had the difficult task of playing a rapist and if his acting is impeccable, many fans have made amalgamations between him and his character. Justin Prentice then received insults and death threats on social networks … Scary, but the actor, he was able to take a step back from this hatred: “Most reactions on social media are like ‘rapist’, ‘you are a rapist’ no matter what photo I post. I think people just want to troll at the end of the day. attention (…) SOn social networks, the reactions are violent towards my character. But I love this. It means that I did my job well and that my character is really hateful “, he explained to Buzzfeed.
“Breaking Bad”: Anna Gunn victim of sexist hatred for her role of Skyler
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The cult series breaking Bad has not always made life easy for its stars. The proof: Anna Gunn, the interpreter of Syker White, was the victim of unprecedented sexist hatred on social networks when the series was in full swing. So much so that she had to take security measures, after having commented on him like “Can someone tell me where to find Anna Gunn so I can kill her? ” Creepy, isn’t it? In an interview with New York Times, she had confided in the sexist harassment vis-à-vis her character, then her own person: “As an actress, I understand that viewers have the right to have any feelings about the characters in the shows they watch. But as a human being, I worry that so much many people react to Skyler with such venom. Could it be because they can’t stand a woman not submitting silently or supporting her husband in spite of everything? despise her because she refuses to give in, to give up, or because she is, in fact, Walter’s equal? It should be noted that viewers have previously expressed similar feelings towards other TV complex brides: Carmela Soprano from The Sopranos, Betty Draper from Mad Men. “
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