Francesca Amewudah-Rivers faced, what the company refer to as a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse” sent towards an unidentified cast member, the Jamie Lloyd Company has responded in kind. Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, the production company behind the West End production of “Romeo & Juliet” are denouncing “deplorable racial abuse” on the internet.
The Jamie Lloyd Company posted a statement on Instagram with the words, “This must stop.”
The Duke of York’s Theatre in London will host “Romeo & Juliet” from May 23 to August 3. We’ve already sold out of the run.
Amongst the hateful comments posted on the internet. Ex-UFC Fighter, Jake Shields who likes engaging in such situations decided to put forward his opinion to the cast too. He made a tweet on X after USA Today, posted an article reporting the company’s response to stop making racist comments.
Hatred Towards Amewudah-Rivers Addressed By The Company
Jake Sheld’s comment was made towards Tom Holland’s co-star Francesca Amewudah who will be playing the role of Juliet.
Jake wrote, “ It’s because she’s ugly not because she’s black”.
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The company initially did not publicise the name of the actor, who in particular was being backlashed, but Francesca Amewudah eventually shared a post that showed the comment section.
Following The James Lloyd Company’s announcement of the entire cast on March 28, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has been subjected to a barrage of bullying both online and in her comments section. The abuse has ranged from racism to colourism to featurism on her casting opposite Holland.
The letter from The Jamie Lloyd Company was released on April 5, which is over two weeks after the company revealed the entire cast of “Romeo & Juliet.”
A significant poll conducted in 2021 with the title “Race Between the Lines: Actors’ Experience of Race and Racism in Britain’s Audition and Casting Process and on Set” discovered that 55% of participants had encountered racist conduct at work and 64% had encountered racist stereotyping during auditions.
