‘Heroes’ Was Supposed to Be Leonard Roberts’ Big Break. Instead, It Nearly Broke Him.

[hewontgo]

"I learned that while the acting was the vacation, the vocation was being a team player and towing the positive party line in press interviews. I was only interested in dealing with drama that was on the page, but that goal would prove to be elusive." https://t.co/hvAjct7SVC
- Variety (@Variety) December 16, 2020
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[distant_lines]

I think no one wants to come out and call her a racist flat out, so they'll just keep dancing around it.

[bostongirl2003]

TMZ has an article with a lot more details.

[melancolour]

at least link it sis

[bostongirl2003]

LOL I am a dumbass, it was a link from TMZ to TooFab:

https://toofab.com/2020/12/16/heroes-leonard-roberts-ali-larter/

[green_monsterx]

The actor says he found himself "on the receiving end of pushback from my co-star regarding the playing of a particularly tense scene" and claims she "took umbrage with the level of intimacy being suggested between our characters."

The actor says he compared notes with Adrian Pasdar about an intimate scene he shared with Larter and found she was more collaborative and open to improvisation with Pasdar. The whole situation made Roberts question why Larter "had exuberantly played a different scene with [Pasdar's] character involving overt sexuality while wearing lingerie, but found aspects of one involving love and intimacy expressed through dialogue with my character, her husband, disrespectful to her core."

[shadowpiranha]

Wow. The racism jumped tf out.

[looneyboy83]

why would she be in a movie with Beyonce and Idris Elba if she were racist?

[chll51]

Like how could she be racist? She knows black actors/actresses lol

[looneyboy83]

different but sure.