Orlando Jones Elaborates on His Firing from American Gods as Fremantle Media Chimes in – The Mary Sue

By Jessica MasonDec 15th, 2019, 12: 17 pm

The day long gone by we reported on the news that Orlando Jones had been fired from his roles as Mr. Nancy on American Gods season three. Jones shared the news on his possess social media and role off a maelstrom of madden on the demonstrate, producers, and the production firm for American Gods, Fremantle Media. Now both Jones, Fremantle and his co-stars are talking up and clarifying while others dwell conspicuously quiet.

Jones spoke completely to Differ halt to his firing. Jones shared that he was as soon as inspired to ultimately part the upsetting news after a monologue from season two of the demonstrate began to slide viral, and he was as soon as afraid that fans would question his personality to be in season three. “I didn’t must be in a field the build somebody paid their no longer easy earned greenbacks for Season 3 of American Gods correct to search out out I wasn’t going to be there. Here’s correct injurious,” Jones said.

The viral monologue was as soon as written by Jones, who took on writing tasks for the duration of the worried 2d season of production. Jones claims that he no longer handiest wrote lines and a personality bible for himself but took on writing for heaps of characters of color. “I stopped up finding myself in the writing chair for the final disenfranchised characters,” Jones shared and his address the demonstrate was as soon as amended to acknowledge that.

However then in season three, below the demonstrate’s third showrunner, Charles “Natty” Eglee, issues changed. In step with an announcement from Fremantle, the alternate choices for Jones and diversified characters had been no longer picked up on legend of “Mr. Nancy, amongst diversified characters, isn’t very any longer featured in the fragment of the book we’re specializing in internal season three.”

Jones disputes this. “All I will articulate is what I was as soon as suggested. And all what I was as soon as suggested was as soon as, ‘offended gets s— performed’ is the injurious message for shadowy The United States, and that the unique showrunner [Chic Eglee] writes from a shadowy male perspective.” Fremantle and production also didn’t communicate with Jones to let him know what he wouldn’t be in season three, combating him from taking diversified jobs.

Jones came ahead after it became certain the Fremantle would no longer be doing it themselves, and he didn’t must lead fans on, but he also expressed the dismay that many fans felt that the promise of diversity and illustration made by the first season of American Gods has now largely been lost. It was as soon as also hurting Jones possess career and alternatives that he was as soon as perceived to no longer be readily accessible for diversified work.

Some participants of the inventive crew and solid of American Gods, both present and same old, hold spoken out about Jones’ exit. Ricky Whittle, who plays Shadow Moon, posted praise of Jones work but popular that he couldn’t observation on the circumstance of the firing:

I love Lando,my solid, crew, fans & this demonstrate, #Thatsalliknow #season3isfire pic.twitter.com/QMRlLX4AFD

— Ricky Whittle (@MrRickyWhittle) December 15, 2019

Sakina Jaffrey also commented.

I love you, ⁦@TheOrlandoJones⁩. That you can very neatly be a genius and a gentleman. I was as soon as so blessed to get to work with you and your excellent, raging Mr. Nancy. pic.twitter.com/ZjtYfaRqid

— Sakina Jaffrey (@sakinajaffrey) December 14, 2019

As did same old showrunner and creator of the series, Michael Inexperienced.

I no doubt feel the related Michael. That you can very neatly be mighty loopy proficient creator and human. Love you. Point out it??❤️

— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) December 14, 2019

So did Bryan Fuller, who replied to Jones and Gabrielle Union (who’s also in battle with Fremantle media over their poisonous culture and who Jones shared he is talking with.

LOVE AND STRENGTH TO YOU BOTH

— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) December 14, 2019

Other solid participants hold but to observation. Additionally conspicuously quiet is Neil Gaiman, creator of the fashioned unique who remains a inventive force on the demonstrate.

Jones is taking a risk by talking out, but based solely on him, it’s a subject of integrity and honesty, besides setting an example that this isn’t okay. “I desire these of us acted extra responsibly. I desire they acted extra respectfully. And it would had been good to get an exact ‘thanks’ and would had been good to be paid,” he suggested diversity. “You know, my kids aren’t in cages. I’m no longer in Aleppo. I still see myself as very privileged and, and I’m natty grateful. However nobody else desires to fight through this. No longer for doing all your work, for doing all your job, to get screwed over like this.”

(via Differ, Image: Starz)

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