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CW Flash's Hartley Sawyer Fired For Racist, Misogynistic Tweets
Hartley Sawyer, who plays Elongated Man on The CW's The Flash, will not return for Season 7 after being fired for misogynistic and racist tweets.
www.gamespot.com
When The Flash returns for Season 7 in 2021, it'll be without one series regular. Harley Sawyer, who played Ralph Dibney/Elongated Man on the series, has been fired. The move comes after several old tweets from Sawyer surfaced, containing racist and misogynistic messages.
The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that the tweets were from before Sawyer joined the show. While his account has since been deleted, screenshots of the offensive tweets have been passed around online. According to THR, a 2012 tweet from the actor read, "The only thing keeping me from doing mildly racist tweets is the knowledge that Al Sharpton would never stop complaining about me." In another, he wrote, "Date rape myself so I don't have to masturbate."
In a statement from The CW, Warner Bros. TV, Berlanti Productions, and The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace, those behind the show said, "Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for season seven of The Flash. In regards to Mr. Sawyer's posts on social media, we do not tolerate derogatory remarks that target any race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation. Such remarks are antithetical to our values and policies, which strive and evolve to promote a safe, inclusive, and productive environment for our workforce."
Sawyer has also spoken out, apologizing for his tweets. In a post on Instagram, he wrote, "My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply. This was not acceptable behavior. These were words I threw out at the time with no thought or recognition of the harm my words could do, and now have done today."
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source for tweets (you can zoom in to see better here) https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-flash-star-hartley-sawyer-fired-for-racist-misogynistic-tweets/
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