The CW ha despedido al actor Hartley Sawyer de la serie The Flash

El actor Hartley Sawyer ha sido despedido de la serie The Flash después de que una serie de tuits de su Twitter oficial que contenían referencias misóginas y racistas aparecieran la semana pasada.

Estos tuits fueron publicados antes de unirse a la serie The CW y hacen referencia a la agresión sexual y también tienen contenido racista y homofóbico. La cuenta de Twitter de Sawyer ya se ha eliminado, sin embargo, numerosas capturas de pantalla de los tuits han estado circulando por Internet durante las pasadas dos semanas. The CW emitió un comunicado oficial con respecto a este caso exponiendo lo siguiente:

Hartley Sawyer no regresará para la séptima temporada de The Flash. No toleramos comentarios despectivos que se dirijan a cualquier raza, etnia, nacionalidad, género u orientación sexual. Estos comentarios son contrarios a nuestros valores y políticas, que intentan desarrollar un entorno seguro, y productivo para nuestro equipo.

El actor ya se ha pronunciado en Instagram emitiendo sus disculpas. Sawyer se unió a la serie The Flash en 2017 interpretando al personaje Ralph Dibny, también conocido como Elongated Man.

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My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply. This was not acceptable behavior. These were words I threw out at the time with no thought or recognition of the harm my words could do, and now have done today. I am incredibly sorry, ashamed and disappointed in myself for my ignorance back then. I want to be very clear: this is not reflective of what I think or who I am now. Years ago, thanks to friends and experiences who helped me to open my eyes, I began my journey into becoming a more responsible adult – in terms of what I say, what I do, and beyond. I've largely kept that journey private, and this is another way that I have let so many down. I still have more work to do. But how I define myself now does not take away the impact of my words, or my responsibility for them. I am very sorry.

A post shared by Hartley Sawyer (@hartleysawyer) on May 30, 2020 at 11:59am PDT

Fuente: The Hollywood Reporter