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  ‘Lord of the Rings’ cast reunites to shut down racist ‘Rings of Power’ critics

  The original “Lord of the Rings” cast has no time for those bashing the colorblind casting in the new “Rings of Power” series. Stars Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan reunited with a message Wednesday amid racist backlash to cast of the Amazon Prime series: “You are all welcome here.” The trio all donned matching T-shirts depicting the ears of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth creatures ...

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  Digital Spy

  Lord of the Rings stars support Rings of Power cast over racist backlash

  Rings of Power has been the subject of racist backlash, and now four stars from Lord of the Rings have rallied against it online.

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  Hypebeast

  Original 'The Lord of the Rings' Cast Members Defend Diversity in 'The Rings of Power' After Complaints About Actors of Color

  The cast of the original The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy have come to the defense of Prime...

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  Complex

  Original 'Lord of the Rings' Stars and 'Rings of Power' Cast Condemn 'Relentless Racism' Against New Show's Actors

  The original 'Lord of the Rings' stars push for diversity as 'The Rings of Power' castmates release a statement refusing to tolerate racism.

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  ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ OG Stars Plead For Inclusivity Amid Racist Backlash Against ‘The Rings Of Power’

  The original stars of The Lord of the Rings film series by Peter Jackson are coming together to plead for inclusivity amid a racist backlash against the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Some viewers have expressed their discontent over the casting of people of color for the series as they believe it […]

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  INSIDER

  Former hobbits Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and more 'Lord of the Rings' stars come out to defend the diverse cast in 'The Rings of Power' after backlash

  "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has been facing backlash for its diverse cast of characters.

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  Entertainment Weekly

  Original Lord of the Rings hobbits show support for The Rings of Power cast after racist attacks

  Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin know how to defeat cave trolls and internet trolls.

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  Indiewire

  ‘Lord of the Rings’ Alums Elijah Wood, Sean Astin Support ‘Rings of Power’ Amid Racist Backlash

  Co-stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd from the Peter Jackson-helmed trilogy also took to social media to address the racist backlash to the Prime Video series.

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  Variety

  Elijah Wood and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Cast Champion Diversity in Middle-earth Amid Racist ‘Rings of Power’ Backlash: ‘You Are All Welcome Here’

  “The Lord of the Rings” cast members Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan banded together on social media to support the diverse casting in Amazon’s new series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The series, which launched its first two episodes on Sept. 2 to critical acclaim and 25 million global […]

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  The AV Club

  Hollywood hobbits model Elvish "You All Are Welcome Here" clothes

  It’s the year 2022 and a reliably maggot-ous core of our numbskull culture has stirred itself into a frenzy about the indignities of seeing Black elves and women who are good with swords on television. Because these kinds of people are, if nothing else, very good at being loud, the internet has been filled with complaints about people of color donning elf ears and hairy hobbit feet for The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power—an apparent affront to the “not-racist” viewers’ pleas for, uh, “accu

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