“Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for Season 7 of The Flash.” TheFlash HartleySawyer Racism
Hartley Sawyer, known for his role as Ralph Dibny/The Elongated Man on the CW series ““, has been fired after old twitter posts with racist and misogynistic references recently resurfaced.
According to a statement from Warner Bros. TV, The CW, Berlanti Productions and executive producer Eric Wallace, the actor would no longer be a part of the show: “Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for Season 7 of The Flash. In regards to Mr. Sawyer’s posts on social media, we do not tolerate derogatory remarks that target any race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation. Such remarks are antithetical to our values and policies, which strive and evolve to promote a safe, inclusive and productive environment for our workforce.”
Sawyer’s Twitter account has been deleted, but screenshots of the old posts have been circulating online. In one tweet, Sawyer wrote in 2012: “The only thing keeping me from doing mildly racist tweets is the knowledge that Al Sharpton would never stop complaining about me.”“As a lad, one of my favorite activities was kidnapping homeless women and cutting off their breasts,”“The Flash” Actor Logan Williams Died Of Drug Overdose“I’m not here to make excuses – regardless of the intention my words matter, and they carry profound consequences.
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