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‘The lowest I’ve ever been’: how playing Jar Jar Binks led to abuse, near death – and saving Baby Yoda | Television

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‘The lowest I’ve ever been’: how playing Jar Jar Binks led to abuse, near death – and saving Baby Yoda | Television - Infosec.Pub

Ahmed Best thought he’d made it big when cast as Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. But it turned into a nightmare of online abuse and accusations of racism. With a new podcast revisiting his story, the actor talks about why he’s still proud of his historic role

Jul 30, 2023 at 8:01amWeb
Show threaditsAsinJul 30, 2023

… poor guy!

ive done some really cringy shit in my time, but i couldn’t imagine having to take credit for giving life to fucking jar-jar. 😭

Show threadMothBookkeeperJul 30, 2023
Did you read the article? The guy almost killed himself from having to listen to comments like this one. Asshole. Keep it to yourself.
Show threadDassenJul 30, 2023
Great read! I had no idea.
Show threadPochoHipsterJul 30, 2023
Darth Jar Jar
Show threadMarsAgainstVenusJul 30, 2023
It honestly makes a lot of sense.
Show threadHobbitFoot Jul 30, 2023
It is a shame as Best was really good as a CGI actor. Of all the criticisms I have of the character, none of them come from the acting.
Show threadonionbaggageJul 30, 2023
All they had to do was have a third act reveal of Darth Jar Jar with a complete tone shift like they did with Yoda in Empire. Fucker would have been iconic.