British actress even had an account on the social network again, but also revealed the negative side of her return
In 2019, the then little-known Naomi Ackie got a golden chance to boost his career. The British actress was chosen to participate in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.
However, the situation did not represent complete happiness for the artist. The simple fact that she was announced as part of the work resulted in a sad reason for her to delete her Instagram account.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote suspense Blink Twice (2024), Naomi revealed that he had received advice to delete his profile on the social network to avoid racist attacks. The colleague John Boyegainterpreter of Finn in the most recent trilogy of the saga, he went through this situation after being confirmed in the cast.
I heard that any person of color could have to go through some racist sh*t. I didn’t want to give them a place to come with their comments.”
As soon as Disney knew the reason for Naomi Having deleted her Instagram, she worked to recover her profile and make her as comfortable as possible. The artist adds:
They (Disney) did a kind of magic where I instantly got the verified badge and followers back, and as soon as Star Wars came out, everything was fine.”
The bad side of returning to Instagram
Despite getting the account back with Disney’s help, Naomi Ackie revealed the negative side of this story. She comments:
In the end, I realized that I was dragging the screen down too much, comparing myself to other people. I became envious, sad and depressed. I started posting things on my page that were meant to get attention. I tried to be funny in stories or I tried to be sexy. Then I thought, ‘what the f*ck, this isn’t working and I don’t feel good about it’. I realized it was time to put an end to it.”
Naomi Ackie’s colleague was the victim of racist attacks
Unfortunately, a colleague Naomi Ackie also cast in a role in the saga Star Wars became a victim of racism on social media. When announced for the series Obi-Wan Kenobi, Moses Ingram received several abusive and racist comments, including death threats.
At the time, Moses released a video on Instagram in which she commented on the situation and thanked those who defended her for the support.
I think what bothers me is this kind of feeling I have inside me. This feeling that no one told me about, but that I simply have to shut up and accept. I have to bury him. And I wasn’t made to be like this. So I guess I just wanted to come here and thank the people who support me in the comments and in the places where I’m not going to put myself. And to the rest of you, you are all strangers.”
Among the upcoming films of Star Warsthe only one scheduled for release is The Mandalorian & Groguwhich reaches the American public on May 22, 2026. The direction is in charge of Jon Favreau.
Collaborated: Augusto Ikeda.
Source: Rollingstone
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