The Kiwi actress called out her former co-star after he made a remark about US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ heritage in a social media post. New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless has butted heads with former Hercules co-star Kevin Sorbo after the 65-year-old said online that United States Vice-President Kamala Harris should “say the N-word” to prove she is black to voters. Sorbo questioned the identity of the Democratic presidential nominee in a post on X, writing: “If Kamala really is black, have her say the N-word, let the people decide for themselves”.

Sorbo’s post went viral, accumulating over 98,000 likes and nearly 10,000 retweets. He has since pinned it to the top of his profile. Lawless, 56, and Sorbo starred in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – a popular American television series from the 1990s that was filmed in New Zealand – and the show’s related TV movies together.

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