Dominic Sherwood is absolutely adored on his show Shadowhunters, but once you make an error people don’t forget.
Especially when it’s a gay slur. The show has a leading relationship that is between two boys, making it a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community, so when Dominic made this particular comment, fans came for him.
During a Facebook Live chat, Matthew Daddario was chatting to fans, when Dominic walked in. You can hear him walk in and say “Sup f**?”
Matthew tried to stop him, warning him that they were live, but Dominic didn’t seem to care.
“Oh I can’t come in because of my clothes?” he asked, not realising that he just made an incredibly offensive comment.
After a bazillion raging fans went on Twitter, Dominic sent out a video apology a few hours later.
He said, “I’m speaking to all of you today to hold myself accountable and not to make any excuses in any way. The way I behaved today was disgusting and horrible. Matt’s reaction was absolutely correct — it was one of disgust. I think so many problematic phrases go unchallenged and they perpetrate negativity and intolerance and today I was a part of that and I am truly truly sorry.”
Fans have accepted Dom’s apology, however they want him recast in the show. Yikes.
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