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

“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.

Jodie Turner-Smith is calling it like it is when it comes to the racism and hate directed at her and her costars on The Acolyte. During an interview with Glamour U.K. earlier this month, Turner-Smith,

"They’ve got to stop doing this thing where they don’t say anything when people are getting f***ing dog-piled on the internet..."