Jacqueline Jossa has become the latest celebrity to face criticism from mum-shamers online after sharing what school shoes she got her daughters.
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given serious screen time in George Lucas’ “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” released in 1999.But Star Wars superfans hated him. Not just the flamboyant, oddball character, but Best too, apparently for even agreeing to play the part. The butt of countless jokes before the film was even released, Jar Jar and Best were besieged by an internet-fueled campaign of abuse — including death threats to the actor.At one point, Best told the Guardian in a new interview, he found himself on the Brooklyn Bridge, contemplating ending it all.“I’ll show all of you.
I’ll show you what you’re doing to me. And when I’m gone, then you’ll feel exactly what I went through,” Best remembers thinking. The unlucky actor reveals the heartache of his big break leading almost immediately to the darkest period of his life in a new podcast, “The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks.” He speaks about the excitement of being scouted by Lucas’ people while working in a percussive dance troupe — and the terrible shock that soon followed.
“I was an enormous Star Wars fan as a kid,” Best said in the podcast. “I didn’t know what was happening. I thought it was a prank.”It wasn’t a prank, but Best’s lucky break did turn out to be good to be true.
The character landed with a thud, dominating the conversation about the film at one point..In a preview of what would soon become commonplace behavior, online critics went on a rampage. Sites like JarJarSucks.com and JarJarBinksMustDie.Com dedicated themselves to destroying the character’s reputation. Late-night hosts invited Best on their shows just to harangue him.
Jacqueline Jossa has become the latest celebrity to face criticism from mum-shamers online after sharing what school shoes she got her daughters.
posted on Facebook. “His parents and best friend by his side. Our thoughts and love are with his family in this difficult time.“Darren was not only a talented actor, director and writer, he was truly one of the kindest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting,” continued the post.
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The actor who played Jar Jar Binks has revealed the devastating personal toll of fans’ hatred of his Star Wars character.
The backlash to Jar Jar Binks brought actor Ahmed Best to a dark place.
Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace in 1999, fan reaction to his character was severe and led to websites such as JarJarSucks.com and JarJarBinksMustDie.com springing up.Best’s phone number was eventually leaked online, and death threats were left on his answering machine, according to the actor.Speaking in a new interview in The Guardian, he said he was scared to leave his New York apartment, adding: “It was terrible. It was the lowest I’ve been in my life.”Back in 2018, the actor revealed that the backlash to his appearance in the film led him to contemplate taking his own life.
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