“Pictures of me when I was underage were misappropriated and portrayed in a hateful way using examples of me playing a character.”
Percy Hynes Whitewas revealed to the public thanks to the role of Xavier Thorpe, a key character in season 1 of Wednesday. While the second is being written (Jenna Ortega comes from reveal its first information), he posted a message on Instagram this week refuting the accusations of sexual assault against him earlier this year.
As soon as the series aired on Netflix, several posts appeared on Twitter in January to claim that he had pushed several women, including at least one minor, to have sex with him. These messages have now disappeared.
At 21, the one who has already been seen in The Gifted or 22.11.63, before drilling thanks to Wednesday, strongly denies all these accusations. Here is a translation of his words.
“Earlier this year, someone I had never met started a disinformation campaign against me. Because of this, my family was blamed, and my friends received death threats.
Photos of me when I was underage were used, and I was presented in a hateful way by taking examples where I was playing a character. My friend Jane was presented as a victim, when she is not. And his attempts to say it loud and clear were ignored. She gave me permission to include it in this message.
These rumors are false. I cannot accept this portrayal of me as someone who could be criminally negligent towards someone’s safety. These accusations are baseless, hurtful and can lead to a lack of trust in the victims (of this type of attack).
It is very disturbing to see that this false information has been able to deceive people. I thank everyone who supported me and participated in sharing the facts. The harassment of my family, friends and colleagues must stop, please. Thank you for taking the time to read this.”
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