Orlando Jones is speaking out on how he was let go from the Starz series
American Gods and will not be fulfilling his role of Mr. Nancy in the upcoming third season. Orlando claims the new showrunner, Charles Eglee, thinks his “angry” character sends the “wrong message for black America.” The cable channel, production company Fremantle and Eglee have not responded these remarks, made in text posts and in a video message on Twitter.
In May, Eglee was hired to be the new showrunner and head executive producer of
American Gods, a show co-created by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green and based on a book by iconic fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.
Jones had played Mr. Nancy on
American Gods since the show debuted in 2017. Before that, he appeared on
Sleepy Hollow and
MADtv and in movies such as
Evolution,
The Time Machine and
Office Space. Season 3 of
American Gods is set to premiere next year.
