13 Reasons Whys character faces backlash
Grace Saif plays Liberty High's newest student Ani in the latest season of 13 Reasons Why.
Sadly, Grace's character has been facing so much backlash online that she's been forced to delete her social media accounts.
Her co-stars have been defending her, 'PLEASE try to be kind and respect the work of a talented actress...'
Ani
Grace's character Ani plays a key role in the latest season of the show.
She's the new girl at Liberty High and finds herself growing closer and closer to Clay Jensen.
When Bryce Walker is found dead, she helps Clay investigate who killed the jock.
Along the way, she gets to know Clay's close friends and fellow students.
She watches everything and finds herself involved in every story.
It seems fans can't trust her.
Backlash
Viewers have taken to Twitter to express their disdain for the character.
'WHY THIS BI**H IN EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS WHEN SHE DOESNT EVEN KNOW THEM OR WAS THERE????'
#13ReasonsWhy pic.twitter.com/RXiSWFN1a4
— the winter soldier. (@nicolee_hanna) August 23, 2019
#13Reasonswhyseason3 pic.twitter.com/ztBf6DCaxJ
— Suzie (@starkllia) August 24, 2019
#13reasonswhy pic.twitter.com/P0odU2n5Iy
— aya🍨 (@gucciaia) August 23, 2019
Everyone whenever Ani talks #13ReasonsWhy pic.twitter.com/syPWtRnrpw
— kelly (@molaspacini) August 23, 2019
Me everytime Ani starts talking in #13reasonswhy pic.twitter.com/YmDasfXCNF
— Damara🌻 (@duuuhmaraa_) August 28, 2019
It's one thing to critique a character on a show, but it becomes a whole different issue when the actress becomes the target.
According to PopBuzz, the online abuse against Grace forced her to delete her Instagram and Twitter accounts.
Her 13 Reasons Why co-stars defend her
It wasn't long before her co-stars jumped to her defence online.
Timothy Granaderos who plays Monty shared a post on Instagram asking viewers to be kinder.
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'Hey Y’all, just a reminder. Whether or not you support, like, or love, a character in our fictional tv show...'
'Please remember that there is a talented and beautiful actor/actress bringing those scripted words to life.'
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'One of the underlining themes in our show is to take care of each other.'
'I’ve seen some pretty nasty things being said online, concerning the introduction of a new character.'
'Y’all are passionate & we love you for that...'
'But PLEASE PLEASE try to be kind and respect the work of the talented actress/actor behind the character.'
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Alisha Boe who plays Jessica shared Timothy's post on her Instagram Stories.
She captioned it, 'Gentle reminder that we are actors playing fictional characters... We're a family.'
Devin Druid who plays Tyler also went on to share Alisha's post with his followers.
Anne Winters who plays Chloe defends Grace in a recent interview with People.
'I think her role was very important this season, because, you know, you need someone that has the other side of Bryce.'
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'And we wouldn’t have really gotten to see that unless there was some sort of new character that was living with him.'
'Ani is amazing, Grace who plays Ani is like the sweetest girl ever.'
'I really loved her character this season.'
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