As Hollywood attempts to rectify its biased and often racist culture, more stars are beginning to tell their stories hoping that real change can be implemented for the next class of talent, even if change doesn’t happen for them.
Actor
Leonard Roberts, perhaps best known for his role as the play-by-the-rules percussion leader from the movie “Drumline,” a 2002 coming-of-age film that spotlights the world of college marching bands, recently opened up about what he describes as his experience with racism and how it nearly ruined everything he’d worked toward.
(L-R) Leonard Roberts and Ali Larter. Photo: Lucianna Faraone Coccia/Getty Images/ Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
I respect Leonard as an artist and I applaud him or anyone using their voice and platform. I am truly sorry for any role I may have played in his painful experience during that time and I wish him and his family the very best.
Roberts, who has also starred in
American Crime Story, claimed during his account of his time on
Heroes that his character – a prison inmate who could pass through solid matter – was removed from the pilot and his debut pushed back to episode six of the show, adding that he often felt sidelined before beginning to film.
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Heroes Actress Ali Larter Apologizes After Co-Star Leonard Roberts Details On-Set Issues
Ali Larter has responded to
TVLine (via
Variety), Larter says she is deeply saddened about Roberts experiences and that she is truly sorry for any role she may have played in the experience. I am deeply saddened to hear about Leonard Roberts experience on
Heroes and I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn t match my memory nor experience on the show, Larter said in the statement. I respect Leonard as an artist and I applaud him or anyone using their voice and platform. I am truly sorry for any role I may have played in his painful experience during that time and I wish him and his family the very best.
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