Moses Ingram

Moses Ingram has received "hundreds" of racist messages from "Star Wars" fans.

Moses added at the time, “‘Obi-Wan’ is going to bring the most diversity I think we’ve ever seen in the galaxy before. Racist messages sent to Ingram include the use of the N-word, as well as claims that Ingram was nothing but an “Obi-Wan” diversity hire. POC actors such as John Boyega and Kelly Marie Train faced their own racism from toxic fans when they joined the “Star Wars” franchise.

In a series of tweets, the "Star Wars" account stood behind actor Moses Ingram, who plays Reva in the new “Star Wars” series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

"This is the world I grew up in, but not the world I want to leave behind ...," she wrote. "And that feeling, I realize now, was, and is, shame, a shame for the things that made me different, a shame for the culture from which I came from. And a shame for how that world treats anyone who is different." At the time, he said, "you realize, ‘I got given this opportunity but I’m in an industry that wasn’t even ready for me.’ Nobody else in the cast had people saying they were going to boycott the movie because [they were in it]. Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, ‘Black this and black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper.’ Nobody else had that experience. "And to the rest of y'all: Y'all weird." A representative for Disney+ directed NBC News to the "Star Wars" account's tweets.

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If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist. We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist.”

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“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. “There are more than 20m sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist,” a message shared on the Star Wars account reads. “I just want to say, as the lead actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. We love Moses. And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind. “The thing that bothers me is this feeling inside of myself, that no one has told me, but this feeling that I have to shut up and take it, that I have to grin and bear it. And I totally stand with Moses.” “There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate.

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"We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold," the account tweeted with a photo of Ingram's character. "Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, 'Black this and black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper.' Nobody else had that experience. "And I'm not built like that, so I really just wanted to come on and say thank you to the people that show up for me in the comments and the places I'm not gonna put myself. To the rest of y'all, y'all weird." On Monday, Ingram shared screenshots of the messages people sent her online on Instagram, calling her a "diversity hire" among other insults and racial slurs. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise.

Moses Ingram, who plays Third Sister Reva in the Star Wars prequel series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, is also known for playing Jolene in The Queen's Gambit.

The role of Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi marks Ingram's arguably biggest part to date. One of the most notable new additions is Reva, the Jedi hunter played by Moses Ingram. The "Third Sister" of the Inquisitors made one hell of an entrance in the first episode, and if her role in episode two is anything to go by, she will continue to be one of Obi-Wan Kenobi's primary adversaries throughout the series, perhaps second only to Darth Vader himself. The new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ marks Ewan McGregor's return to the hugely popular franchise as the titular Jedi master, and over the coming weeks will fill viewers in on how he spent his time on Tatooine between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. This missing chapter in Star Wars lore has already got off to a lightspeed start, bringing back characters from the prequel trilogy like Senator Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits), and introducing younger versions of Luke and Leia at a much earlier point in their story.

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I just wanted to say, as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise, and it just sickened me to my stomach to hear that this had been happening. Ingram took to Instagram on Tuesday to share some of the racist messages she's received since Obi-Wan Kenobi aired last weekend.

Ewan McGregor and Star Wars fans slammed online abuse Ingram faced following the debut of the Disney Plus series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

“I question my purpose in even being here in front of you saying that this is happening,” she said in the video, which is no longer visible as Instagram Stories expire after 24 hours. Black British actors John Boyega and Thandiwe Newton and Kenyan Mexican actor Lupita Nyong’o have all stepped into the Star Wars universe in recent years. “I think the thing that bothers me, is this feeling that I’ve had inside of myself — which no one has told me — but this feeling that I’ve just got to shut up and take it.

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‘STAR WARS’ STANDS UP FOR MOSES INGRAM: According to The Hollywood Reporter, the official social media account for Star Wars posted a statement in support of Moses Ingram, who recently shared that she’s received a number of racist messages online since starring in Obi-Wan Kenobi. The message on the Star Wars account reads, “There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist. WATCH THE TEASER TRAILER FOR LIVE-ACTION ‘PINOCCHIO:’ Entertainment Weekly reports that the teaser trailer for Disney+’s live-action remake of Pinocchio was released on Tuesday (May 31st). See Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist.”

The Obi-Wan Kenobi star says anyone sending racist messages is "no Star Wars fan in my mind"

And I totally stand with Moses.” “I just wanted to say as the leading actor to the series and executive producer that we stand with Moses, we love Moses,” McGregor said in no uncertain terms. He continued, “Moses is a brilliant actor, she’s a brilliant woman and she’s absolutely amazing in this series.

In an Instagram video, the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star revealed some of the direct messages she's recently received.

“I just want to say, as the lead actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses,” he added. John Boyega, who appeared in 2015′s “The Force Awakens,” and Kelly Marie Tran of 2017′s “The Last Jedi” also received racist abuse online. “The thing that bothers me is this feeling inside of myself … that I have to shut up and take it, that I have to grin and bear it,” she said.

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“This is Moses Ingram. She is a singular talent and a recent addition to the @starwars universe. It added: “We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. And to the rest of y'all, y'all weird." She has also been targeted by racists pretending to be fans because her mere existence threatens a skewed, dystopian fantasy that selectively omits the likes of @therealbillydee and others. And I'm not built like that," she continued. “I just want to say, as the lead actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. We love Moses. And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind.

There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don't choose to be a racist,” the franchise's social media accounts said.

“This is what it is to be a woman in a society that has taught its daughters that we are worthy of love only if we are deemed attractive by its sons. “I just want to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. We love Moses,” he concluded. “Nobody else in the cast had people saying they were going to boycott the movie because [they were in it],” he told the outlet. “And I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart. “And for that, I would say a big thank you, and it just goes to show what this family can do when we all pull together. “I think the thing that bothers me is that, like, sort of this feeling I've had inside of myself — which no one has told me — but this feeling of, like, I just gotta shut up and take it.

Moses Ingram shared on her Instagram stories several racist messages aimed at her for starring in Disney's new 'Obi-Wan' series.

“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. I just want to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. We love Moses. And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind. The official social media accounts for Star Wars issued a statement defending Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram from hateful online harassment on Monday. “There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist,” the message began. She brings so much to the series, she brings so much to the franchise. “It seems that some of the fanbase has decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist DMs and I heard some of them this morning, and it just broke my heart,” he said. The thing that bothers me is this feeling inside of myself, that no one has told me, but this feeling that I have to shut up and take it, that I have to grin and bear it.

Moses Ingram joked that she almost drove "Obi-Wan Kenobi" co-star Ewan McGregor off the road on the way to set.

“Moses is a brilliant actor, she’s a brilliant woman, and she’s absolutely amazing in this series,” McGregor said in a Twitter video shared on June 1. “I pull into the facility and the motorcycle is still behind me and I’m like ‘Oh god, they don’t want a problem,'” Ingram explained, adding that she was worried about a confrontation over her reckless driving. “The training facility we were at, there’s like three red lights before you actually get to the facility,” Ingram said during the May 31 episode.