After the great success of the first season of the series “Merlin,” Netflix that we will see this project that has the duo of Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega as stars in a second season, however, not all of the cast is returning, as some international media have confirmed.
In recent days it has been revealed that an important character was left out of this production of the said platform flow due to strong accusations.
Who was left out of the ‘Merlina’ series and why?
It’s about the actor Percy Hines Whitewho played Xavier Thorpe inside this spin-off of “The Addams Family” according to the British media “Daily mail.com”.
The 22-year-old actor was accused anonymously on the social network Twitter (when it still existed as such) on January 18th for sexually assaulting a woman at a party in Toronto, Canada. He further claimed that the Canadian set up the meeting to get the women drunk enough to have sex with him.
Several people supported the allegations by sharing similar experiences with the actor and using it hashtag #CancelPercy.
The post has already been deleted, but the fallout is still affecting Last year and his family.
Hines White and his parents, actors and writers, have strongly denied the claims, and the Emmy nominee described them as a “disinformation campaign” in a blog post. Instagram in June.
However, Netflix I would prefer to leave him out before a bigger scandal is created, as a source close to the family confirmed, so now they have to think about what to do with his story in the series, since it will not be easy to eliminate a character. Although, the platform assures that due to the strikes no effective decision has been taken for him or any other cast member.
The actor defended himself against the rumors and the ‘I hate’, saying it’s all false: “I cannot accept being portrayed as someone who is intolerant or criminally negligent about people’s safety. These are the type of baseless and harmful statements that can create mistrust towards victims. It is very sad to know that she the misinformation has upset people. I am truly grateful for everyone who has supported me and helped share the facts. The bullying of my family, friends and colleagues must stop, please.”
On March, Jenna Ortega20, who plays the main character “Merlina”also supported him during an appearance on the podcast ‘ Armchair expert in which she discussed sharing an apartment with him during filming in Romania: “We literally take care of each other.”
in addition to “Merlina”has other projects in the pipeline, including “Winter Spring Summer or Autumn”a romantic comedy filmed with ortega in Utah earlier this year.
What we know so far about ‘Merlina’ season two
Jenna Ortegain addition to starring in it, he will also be producing its second season “Merlina”which will allow him to make important decisions about the future of the series, although we do not yet know the details of the new episodes.
The actress has revealed that she’d like to see more of her character’s experiences and less of her romantic interests, so we could expect a new direction for this Netflix hit, especially if her Netflix departure is confirmed. Hines White.
What do you think; You think that Percy Hines White Is he innocent of what he is accused of?
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