The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden has responded strongly to a racist online troll targeting soap star colleagues.
An individual on X (formerly Twitter) has been making racist comments about BIPOC soap stars, starting with General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali. Last week, Ali addressed the situation on social media and spread positivity in response to discrimination.
Now, the same X user has turned their attention to The Young and the Restless, particularly targeting Sean Dominic (Nate), Christel Khalil (Lily), and Bryton James (Devon).
Community star Yvette Nicole Brown addressed the situation on Thursday (June 20) by bringing it to the attention of the official The Young and the Restless X account, highlighting that the General Hospital X account had previously blocked the user for similar messages.
Braeden responded to Brown’s post on Thursday night, defending his co-workers and condemning the racist troll.
“These three actors [Dominic, Khalil, and James] are dear colleagues of mine; they have more class than you LOW LIFE can imagine! We are going to block your racist ass, you got that, b***h??!!” the Daytime Emmy Award winner wrote.
These three actors are dear colleagues of mine; they have more class than you LOW LIFE can imagine! We are going to block your racist ass, you got that, bitch??!!
— Eric Braeden (@EBraeden) June 20, 2024
Braeden, known for his role as Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless since 1980, received vast fan support for his response.
“There’s a reason he’s THE Man of Y&R! Thank you, Eric, so much for speaking up. I hope others follow your lead,” wrote one X user.
“Victor Newman does not come to play,” said another, while one viewer added, “You done pissed off Victor. It’s over for you.”
“You, kind sir, are truly the best!” added another fan.
Another wrote, “We need more people like you speaking up and speaking out against racism AND white supremacy. Thank you Eric Braeden!”
Last week, the official General Hospital social media accounts posted a message of support for Ali, without directly mentioning her.
“General Hospital does not tolerate hatred or bigotry of any kind. Racism has no place in Port Charles. #GH is for everyone,” the message read.
Ali responded to the post, writing, “I appreciate you so much ABC/GH.”
I appreciate you so much ABC/GH https://t.co/R8XoBHQx3T
— Tabyana Ali (@iamaliford) June 18, 2024
Earlier in the week, Ali addressed the racist messages, stating, “We cannot be feeding into people’s hate. We cannot be giving it back. We cannot stoop to rude/racist people’s level. It doesn’t help. We are fighting too many wars as it is. I believe we will have our world peace.”
Fellow soap stars also came to Ali’s defense, including long-time General Hospital star Nancy Lee Grah, who wrote, “You hide behind a profile pix & spew hatred & racism at Tabyana, you spew it at every cast member of General Hospital & we condemn & reject it. We stand by our friend & colleague in her dignified & gracious response. There’s no place for racism of any kind in our beloved GH community.”
You hide behind a profile pix & spew hatred & racism at Tabyana, you spew it at every cast member of General Hospital & we condemn & reject it. We stand by our friend & colleague in her dignified & gracious response. There’s no place for racism of any kind in our beloved GH community https://t.co/7KN1ctTIBK
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) June 11, 2024
Genie Francis, who has portrayed Laura Spencer on GH since 1977, replied, “Here, here, Nancy. I couldn’t have said it any better than that. #GH is for everyone.”
“I love you, Tabyana,” added Maura West, who plays GH‘s Ava Jerome. “I admire your strength and loving, open heart. You are a shining example of the best of humanity.”
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