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Jeffrey Dean Morgan is hitting out at any “toxic” “Walking Dead” fans who attacked Norman Reedus this week.
Morgan, who plays Negan on the hit show, came to his co-star’s defence after Reedus was accused of being involved with Melissa McBride’s decision to no longer star in the upcoming spin-off featuring Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier.
Reedus plays Daryl in the show, while McBride stars as Carol.
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Morgan posted:
He then added:
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AMC also defended Reedus from online hate.
“A statement from AMC and TWD: We would like to acknowledge the response to this week’s news related to the previously announced Daryl and Carol TWD spinoff. Norman Reedus is being unfairly targeted and attacked in social media for a decision he had no part in,” they tweeted. “Melissa McBride decided she could not participate in the series because relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for her.”
“It is inappropriate to direct negativity and anger at another cast member for a disappointing outcome he had nothing to do with,” they added. “Carol is a beloved & vital character and we are working to find a way for fans to again follow her story, as only Melissa could give life to, in the expanding universe around ‘The Walking Dead’. The fans have always been the driving force behind #TWDFamily and always will be.”
Morgan’s comments come after an AMC spokesperson said in a statement earlier this week, according to TVLine: “Melissa McBride has given life to one of the most interesting, real, human and popular characters in the ‘Walking Dead’ universe.
“Unfortunately,
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The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has commented on the exit of his co-star Melissa McBride.McBride has played Carol Peletier in the hit AMC show and its spinoffs for the last 12 years, and was set to star alongside Reedus in a spinoff focusing on Carol and Reedus’ character Daryl.The show is slated for a 2023 lunch and will be shot in Europe, with Reedus recently supporting McBride’s decision to leave the project.“12 years is a gruelling schedule and she wanted to take some time off, so she’s doing that.
Norman Reedus is speaking out about Melissa McBride‘s exit from the upcoming The Walking Dead spin-off.
Norman Reedus is opening up about his longtime The Walking Dead co-star Melissa McBride’s decision to exit the upcoming planned spinoff, in which she was to star along with Reedus.
Zack Sharf Norman Reedus broke his silence on “The Tonight Show” regarding Melissa McBride’s exit from “The Walking Dead” spinoff series that was set to focus on their fan favorite characters Daryl and Carol. The spinoff was originally announced in September 2020 with McBride and Reedus headlining, but AMC confirmed on April 27 that McBride was exiting the project and that the spinoff would now focus solely on Reedus’ character. McBride exited the spinoff because relocating to Europe to shoot the series proved “logistically untenable” for her, AMC said in a statement.“Twelve years is a grueling schedule,” Reedus said, referencing how McBride has been playing her “The Walking Dead” character since the show’s beginning in 2010.
Sometimes an actor really just needs a break.
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Norman Reedus has been the target of a lot of online hate ever since the news was announced that Melissa McBride would not be part of the Daryl and Carol spinoff from The Walking Dead.
exit from the upcoming spinoff about her character’s friendship with fellow fan favorite Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus).“Some of you have gone WAY too far,” Morgan wrote on Twitter Thursday. “TOXIC. Attacking norm for crap he has NOTHING to do with? Melissa made a call that was hers alone.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has a few words to say to fans who didn’t like hearing the news about Melissa McBride’s exit from the planned spinoff of The Walking Dead. Apparently, some of the more vocal watchers of the AMC drama placed the blame squarely on TWD star Norman Reedus, who is set to star in the untitled spinoff.
Fans of The Walking Dead were shocked when Melissa McBride announced her exit from a planned spinoff series with Norman Reedus, but Jeffrey Dean Morgan is not happy about the response.
Zack Sharf Jeffrey Dean Morgan took to social media to say that some “The Walking Dead” fans have “gone way too far” with toxic outrage over the news that Melissa McBride will no longer star in the planned Carol-Daryl spinoff with Norman Reedus. McBride’s exit was announced April 27. The actor has played Carol since the first season of AMC’s flagship zombie drama.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is hitting out at any “toxic” “Walking Dead” fans who attacked Norman Reedus this week.
The Walking Dead over their treatment of Norman Reedus.Earlier this week, it was announced Melissa McBride would no longer be involved in the planned spin-off featuring Daryl and Carol. In a statement from AMC, McBride is said to have dropped out because filming in Europe this summer was “logistically untenable” for the actor.After the announcement, some fans believed Reedus, who plays Daryl, was connected to her departure. In response, Morgan, who plays Negan in the series, criticised fans on Twitter on Friday (April 29) over the claims.“Some of you have gone WAY too far,” Morgan wrote.
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The Walking Dead star Melissa McBride has quit the forthcoming spin-off featuring Daryl and Carol.Sources have reportedly confirmed to TVLine that McBride will no longer be involved in the offshoot and it will now focus on Daryl instead.“Melissa McBride has given life to one of the most interesting, real, human and popular characters in The Walking Dead universe,” an AMC spokesperson said in a statement.“Unfortunately, she is no longer able to participate in the previously announced spin-off focused on the Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier characters, which will be set and filmed in Europe this summer and premiere next year.“Relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for Melissa at this time. We know fans will be disappointed by this news, but The Walking Dead universe continues to grow and expand in interesting ways and we very much hope to see Carol again in the near future.”The spin-off was confirmed in 2020 with Reedus admitting how it changed following the flagship show’s original ending.Reedus explained how The Walking Dead planted a seed for the spin-off in the season 10 episode Lines We Cross, in which Daryl and Carol muse on the idea of going to New Mexico together.The characters were going to leave the show while it was still airing, but that changed as the news broke that the flagship series will end after season 11.“I didn’t know the flagship show would end,” Reedus admitted at the time.