'The love is louder' wrote the Obi wan Kenobi star.
Layer 1On Tuesday 31 May, actress Moses Ingram, one of the stars of the latest Disney+ Star Wars franchise,Ingram plays the, aka Reva Sevander, a former Jedi turned to the dark side and tasked by Darth Vader to hunt Obi Wan in the new Disney+ spin off which started airing in May. Yesterday, Ingram posted an Instagram story telling fans and followers about the 100s of online racist attacks she had received since her Star Wars debut.
Since posting the video the official Star Wars account, Disney+, fans and Obi Wan Kenobi co-stars have rallied in support of 29-year-old Ingram. However, he caveated that by calling out the vile behaviour of some ‘fans’. McGregor said he had seen and heard some of the “horrendous racist DMs” Ingram had been sent and “it broke my heart”.
“We stand with Moses, we love Moses”, he said. “If you are sending her bullying messages you are no Star Wars fan in my mind.”
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