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Kate Feldman

Star Wars defends ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ star Moses Ingram from racist fan attacks

Like John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran before her, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Moses Ingram is facing attacks from fans who think the fictional “Star Wars” universe should be all white.

Ingram, who plays Reva, a Jedi hunter Inquisitor, in the new Disney+ series shared a series of comments and messages from angry fans Tuesday, saying her “days are numbered” and calling her the N-word and a “diversity hire.”

“Long story short, there are hundreds of those. Hundreds. And I also see those of you out there who put on a cape for me and that really does mean the world to me because, you know, there’s nothing anybody can do about this. There’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate. And so I question my purposes even being here in front of you saying that this is happening,” the 29-year-old actress said in an Instagram story.

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