‘Riverdale’ Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Apologizes to Vanessa Morgan: “We Hear Vanessa”

From Cosmopolitan

• Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has released an apology to actress Vanessa Morgan.

• Vanessa recently opened up about being used as a “sidekick nondimensional character” on the show.

Riverdale creator, writer, and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has released an apology in the wake of actress Vanessa Morgan opening up about racial inequality on the show’s set. Aguirre-Sacasa posted his statement on Instagram, saying, “We hear Vanessa. We love Vanessa. She’s right. We’re sorry and we make the same promise to you that we did to her. We will do better to honor her and the character she plays. As well as all of our actors and characters of color.” He continued, “Change is happening and will continue to happen. Riverdale will get bigger, not smaller. Riverdale will be part of the movement, not outside it.”

Aguirre-Sacasa ended his statement explaining that Riverdale’s writers have made a donation to Black Lives Matter and added, “We know where the work must happen for us. In the writers’ room.”

This statement comes after Vanessa tweeted that she was “tired of how black people are portrayed in media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as sidekick nondimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the ads for diversity but not actually in the show. It starts with the media. I’m not being quiet anymore.”

Here’s to hoping Riverdale comes through with its promise to change.

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