The Jamie Lloyd Company has hit back after its production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” has been the subject of what they call a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse” aimed at an unnamed cast member.

The play, directed by Jamie Lloyd (“Sunset Boulevard”), stars “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star Tom Holland as Romeo and Francesca Amewaduh-Rivers (“Sex Education”) as Juliet.

On Friday, the Jamie Lloyd Company issued a statement, saying: “Following the announcement of our ‘Romeo & Juliet’ cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company. This must stop.”

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    7 months ago

    Ok sure. But is it a lot of people, or is it some randoms on Twitter? And they use it as publicity.

    Honestly. Who gives a fuck about a new Romeo and Juliet play anyways?

    My bet is this is a publicity campaign to boost the interest for the film.

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        7 months ago

        Ok w/e. Didn’t know if it was a film of the play or only a play. Doesn’t matter really.

        I highly doubt many people have strong feelings about it. Maybe a couple of ass hats.