Ali Larter heartbroken over Leonard Roberts Heroes issues nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In his essay, the former
Heroes actor opened up about his treatment on the NBC series, in which he played D.L. Hawkins, and
Ali was his wife, Niki Sanders.
Leonard wrote that he had tried to get along with
Ali from the start of the series, however, she did not reciprocate.
“I pondered why my co-star had exuberantly played a different scene with the Petrelli character involving overt sexuality while wearing lingerie, but found aspects of one involving love and intimacy expressed through dialogue with my character, her husband, disrespectful to her core,” he wrote. “I couldn’t help wondering whether race was a factor.”
After playing Forrest on
Drumline, this role in
Heroes was Roberts’ first series regular role on network television. It was an opportunity for something new, and the actor noted that he “found a connection to the character that didn’t traffic in stereotypes.”
Then, the bullshit slowly began.
First, his character was cut from the pilot episode. Then, he discovered that despite there being three Black regulars on the show, the writers’ room had no Black writers. Slowly, he found his character getting pushed back further and further from the show, going from being introduced in the pilot to being introduced in episode six.
Ali Larter Apologizes to ‘Heroes’ Co-Star Leonard Roberts After Accusations of Mistreatment
“I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn’t match my memory nor experience on the show,” Larter said in a statementReid Nakamura | December 16, 2020 @ 6:41 PM Last Updated: December 17, 2020 @ 10:12 AM
Chris Haston/NBC
Ali Larter has apologized to her “Heroes” co-star Leonard Roberts after the actor penned an essay for Variety alleging on-set mistreatment by Larter.
“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 a statement to TVLine. “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
In his essay, the former
Heroes actor opened up about his treatment on the NBC series, in which he played D.L. Hawkins, and
Ali was his wife, Niki Sanders.
Leonard wrote that he had tried to get along with
Ali from the start of the series, however, she did not reciprocate.
“I pondered why my co-star had exuberantly played a different scene with the Petrelli character involving overt sexuality while wearing lingerie, but found aspects of one involving love and intimacy expressed through dialogue with my character, her husband, disrespectful to her core,” he wrote. “I couldn’t help wondering whether race was a factor.”