When the hashtag with the name of Percy Hynes White was popularized on social media in January 2023, it was not about “Wednesday”, although it was undoubtedly participation in this series that brought him recognition. Several women have accused the actor of sexual harassment. Although it has not been officially confirmed whether these reports are true, more facts have appeared against him.
Accusations again. This time, worldview issues
According to several young women, White allegedly organized events where there were significant abuses. The actor was only 15 at the time and was attending high school in his native Canada. Both the organizers and the participants were underage, but they used drugs and alcohol, and the young actor and his friends allegedly encouraged the girls to take nude photos for later sharing. They also forced them to have sex. One of them confessed that she was raped at home in White’s basement.
Officially, no testimony was given – the accusers, however, made publicly available screenshots of messages from the account set up on the actor’s data, which would confirm his controversial behavior in the past. The Pop Faction portal conducted its own investigation and found information that White is following on social media, including on Instagram, profiles promoting white supremacy, Nazism or access to guns. The video, which shows that the actor from his own account reacts to all the posts published by them, outraged the fans.
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Pop Faction also published unverified information, which would indicate that Netflix has ended cooperation with the actor, and the serial Xavier will not appear in the 2nd season. However, the platform has not confirmed its truth. However, it is true that “Wednesday” fans have started a petition demanding that White be removed from the production.
Who would replace him?
Internet users are of the opinion that although Netflix has not yet made a decision on White, removing him from the series is a matter of time. They speculate who could replace him in the role of Xavier and propose their own picks. Among them is e.g. Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard aka Mike. Some suggest not only skills, but also appearance. One Twitter user pointed to “Shameless” co-star Ethan Cutkosky, who is “similar but less problematic.”
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The editors of “We Got This Covered” also chose their picks. In their opinion, the role of Xavier would work, among others, Aidan Gallagher (“The Umbrella Academy”), Asher Angel (“Shazam!”) or Louis Partridge (“Enola Holmes”).
There is no final position of the creators of “Wednesday” and Netflix on the matter yet.
Source: Gazeta
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