Colton Haynes just came out as gay in an Entertainment Weekly interview:
“It was a complete shock. I wasn’t ready to be back in the headlines,” says Haynes, who is in fact gay but has never publicly addressed his sexuality (and, like many others on his path, took advice early in his career to subdue it). “I should have made a comment or a statement, but I just wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel like I owed anyone anything. I think in due time, everyone has to make those decisions when they’re ready, and I wasn’t yet. But I felt like I was letting people down by not coming forward with the rest of what I should have said.” The headlines about Haynes turned vitriolic in the absence of an announcement, but he was in no place to make one: He had checked into rehab for anxiety and would be frequently back in the hospital over the next three months.
On April 11th, Arden Cho announced that she wouldn’t come back for season 6 of Teen Wolf. I know a lot of us are upset about her departure, so I wanted to make this post to thank her for everything she’s done. Thank you, Arden Cho, for the katana wielding, badass kitsune; Kira Yukimura. She’s quirky, awkward, lovable, strong, independent, brave, cute, and so much more. You will be missed on the show, but we’ll continue to support you no matter what!
[Caption: screencap of [a tweet] by @AlannaBennett: “
Arden Cho is leaving Teen Wolf, which marks the third PoC in the same number of weeks leaving a show bc of neglectful storytelling”
Arden Cho makes #3. She basically put all of her other projects on hold for three years because she never knew when the show was gonna call her for an episode –and they never bothered to wrap the writing around her schedule like they did for white cast-member Dylan O’Brien, who was able to film two movies while Arden had to bend over backwards for the show.
[Caption: screencap of an Intagram comment left by @arden_cho: “@shermandanielles: also less than 1% of my time went into side projects (only filmed during breaks of Teenwolf) and had to turn down numerous other projects and films, I dedicated 3 years to Teenwolf and made it my first priority. I have barely even posted on my YouTube channel (which I did before Teenwolf) because I’ve been so busy. Just know that i have no choice or power. The writers and producers make all the decisions. All I can do is show up and act. If I had a choice it might be different.”]
Even though it’s said that head writer Jeff Davis fought to keep her on the show, as soon as he stepped off of his position, MTV confirmed that Kira would not be in Season 6 because “her story was all wrapped up”, even though Jeff left her at he beginning of a very powerful arc about her powers and sense of self. Arden [loved this character], and the Yukimuras were the only regular Asian characters on the show.
Also, this week Kat Graham announced that [she’s leaving The Vampire Diaries], and though I’m not a TVD fan, I’ve seen talks that she was also mistreated. So that technically makes four.
@booasaur commented in another reblog: By the way, if people have twitter, THANK YOU ARDEN is trending worldwide right now 32.6K tweets. It’d be great to add to that support. She was always very outspoken about diversity and the difficulties of being a PoC actor. And remember, there’s a [trend for Abbie tomorrow] as well.
crystal reed left the show voluntarily. the showrunners arranged a beautiful, dramatic ending for her. crystal was never mistreated on the show.
arden cho on the other hand, was dropped from the show unwillingly and without a reasonable explanation. she genuinely thought she’d be around for season 6. furthermore, she was cropped out of scenes and was cut out of episodes without her actually knowing until they were aired. her last appearance on the show was not what a proper departure should look like.
arden’s character was just as significant as crystal’s (well at least for a while) and arden should’ve gotten the exact same treatment that crystal and her character received.
when crystal left, we were mourning her character. when arden left, we’re mourning more than just her character.
I do wish we would have developed a little bit more of her powers and there would have been more of an epic ending. But you never know with Teen Wolf, people might come back. It is what it is. […] I’m so thankful to all of you guys, because without you it just wouldn’t really matter at all. Thank you so much for being supportive, I do hope that you guys will continue to support my future projects. […] I love you so much. –Arden Cho, Goodbye Teenwolf
Holland Roden attends the 2016 MTV Movie Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 9, 2016 in Burbank, California. MTV Movie Awards airs April 10, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT.
