Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers were cast in the West End production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in March
The Internet hasn’t been quiet since Francesca Amewudah-Rivers was cast alongside Tom Holland in an upcoming London production of Romeo & Juliet.
Trolls took to Amewudah-Rivers’ Instagram page to antagonize her. The bullying toward the Black actress was so bad that the official Romeo & Juliet Instagram page has turned off comments. On Friday, April 5, director Jamie Lloyd’s production company released a statement seemingly calling out the social media trolls for their harsh words against Amewudah-Rivers.
The production company vowed that they were going to “continue to support and protect” the entire cast and crew while noting they had a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Holland, who is in a long term relationship with Zendaya, has yet to speak out publicly about the controversy surrounding the actress portraying his love interest. This production is Holland’s first return return to the West End since he starred in Billy Elliot as a child. Following his West End debut, Holland went on to portray Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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