Turner-Smith's comments echo her former costar Amandla Stenberg's claims that the cast allegedly endured "hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred and hateful language" from some 'Sta

Jodie Turner-Smith is criticizing Disney for its silence on the racist trolling she and other cast members of color from The Acolyte faced.

“The Acolyte” alum Jodie Turner-Smith is calling out “Star Wars” parent company Disney for not thwarting racist backlash to the franchise’s actors.

Jodie Turner-Smith is calling out Disney for not having a stronger response against the cyberbullying Star Wars: The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg faced. In a new interview, Turner-Smith, who played Mother Aniseya in the Disney+ series,

Jodie Turner-Smith played Aniseya, the mother of the sisters played by star Amandla Stenberg. The actress recalled being quite excited when Stenberg handed her a literal essay about her character so that the two would be on the same page regarding how she was planning to play the role.

Turner-Smith isn't the first member of the cast to speak out on the subject. Star Amandla Stenberg released a song on Juneteeth, in the midst of The Acolyte Season 1, responding to "those who are flooding me with intolerable racism."

Jodie Turner-Smith opened up about not feeling supported after her short-lived 'Star Wars' series received an overwhelming amount of racist backlash

It’s just not fair to not say anything. It’s really unfair,” said Turner-Smith of the studio ignoring racism "The Acolyte" costar Amandla Stenberg received.