Sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks said she learned she was part of last week’s layoffs at SNY from a New York Times article that was sent to her by her former agent. Stewart-Binks, who was a host, reporter and opinionist for SNY for the last seven years, shared in an Instagram video Tuesday that she was … Read more
Ahmed Best recalls the painful backlash to the “Phantom Menace” character that was considered a racial stereotype at the time, but is now embraced by fans. Source link #Actor #Played #Jar #Jar #Binks #Proud #Star #Wars #Legacy
How wuude! Jar Jar Binks was supposed to be the role of a lifetime for actor Ahmed Best, plucked from a percussive dance troupe and given serious screen time in George Lucas’ “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” released in 1999. But Star Wars superfans hated him. Not just the flamboyant, oddball character, but Best too, … Read more