Amandla Stenberg reveals cancelation of The Acolyte is 'not a huge shock for me' following 'rampage of vitriol' from some Star Wars fans By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:04 EDT, 29 August 2024 | Updated: 03:04 EDT, 29 August 2024 e-mail View comments Nearly two weeks after Disney+ stunned some of the cast, crew, and fans by canceling Star Wars : The Acolyte after one season, leading lady Amandla Stenberg is speaking her mind about the decision and the backlash that followed the show from start to finish. While some people were surprised of the decision, Stenberg maintains the show's abrupt cancelation did not surprise her, she claimed in an Instagram Story video, before revealing some hate the show has received since its inception.
'I'm gonna be transparent and say that it's not a huge shock for me,' she said in the clip, while working on her braided locks in the clip. 'Of course I live in the bubble of my own reality, but for those who aren't aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it.' 'That's when we started experiencing a rampage of what I would say is hyper-conservative, bigotry, and vitriol, prejudice, hatred, and hateful language towards us,' the actress, who starred as twin sisters Osha and Mae, described the that the show received.
She claims that all the negativity 'really affected me when I first got the job even though I anticipated it.