The Flash actor Hartley Sawyer FIRED after his racist and misogynist tweets resurface
- Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from The CW’s The Flash after racist and misogynist tweets recently resurfaced
- One tweet from 2012 that said the ‘only thing’ keeping the actor from doing ‘mildly racist tweets’ was knowing ‘Al Sharpton would never stop complaining’
- Hartley also tweeted in 2014: ‘Enjoyed a secret boob viewing at an audition today.’
- The actor has played Ralph Dibny on The CW series for the past three seasons
- He issued an official apology for the past tweets in an Instagram post on May 30
The Flash actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from the show after his racist and misogynist tweets recently resurfaced.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the actor – who played Ralph Dibny on The CW series for the past three seasons – was let go after a string of his tweets with racist and misogynist references came to light last week.
THR reports that Sawyer has now deleted his Twitter account, but screenshots of the offending tweets – said to contain racist and homophobic language – have been circulating online.
He’s out: The Flash actor Hartley Sawyer (pictured in May 2019) has been fired from the show after his racist and misogynist tweets resurfaced.
THR claims that the tweets included one from 2012 that said: ‘The only thing keeping me from doing mildly racist tweets is the knowledge that Al Sharpton would never stop complaining about me.’
He also tweeted in 2014: ‘Enjoyed a secret boob viewing at an audition today.’
Other tweets were said to make reference to assaulting women, with one saying: ‘Date rape myself so I don’t have to masturbate.’
Lengthy apology: The actor posted this message to his fans on his Instagram account on May 30 before it was revealed he had been fired from the show
Sawyer has apologized on Instagram his official Instagram saying: ‘My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable.’
‘I am ashamed I was capable of these really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret them deeply. This was not acceptable behavior. These were words I threw out at the time with no thought or recognition of the harm my words could do, and now have done today.’
A statement from The CW, producers Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions and executive producer Eric Wallace was sent to the outlet in regards to the matter.
Gone in a Flash: The actor played Ralph Dibny on The CW series for the past three seasons
‘Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for season seven 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,’ the statement reads.
‘Such remarks are antithetical to our values and polices, which strive and evolve to promote a safe, inclusive and productive environment for our workforce.’