If you've been hoping to see more of Mr. Nancy in American Gods Season 3, we have some bad news for you. Orlando Jones has just confirmed that he has been fired from the Starz series by the new showrunner.
Jones announced his exit in a new video posted on his official Twitter account. Check it out below.
"Thank you #AmericanGods fans. I know ya'll have LOTS of questions about the firing. As always I promise to tell you the truth and nothing but. Always, Mr. Nancy," Jones wrote. It's a great caption but the video itself reveals a shocking explanation on what really happened between him and new showrunner Charles Eglee.
"September 10, 2018, I was fired from American Gods," Jones announced. "There will be no more Mr. Nancy. Don't let these motherf---r tell you they love Mr. Nancy. They don't. I'm not going to name names, but the new Season Three showrunner is Connecticut-born and Yale-educated, so he's very smart. And he thinks that Mr. Nancy's angry, get s--t done is the wrong message for black America. That's right, this white man sits in that decision-making chair and I'm sure he has many black BFFs who are his advisors who made it clear to him that if they did not get rid of that angry god Mr. Nancy he'd start a Denmark Vesey uprising in this country. I mean, what else could it be?"
It's a jaw-dropping revelation that already has people concerned about what will happen in the third season. For now, it has not yet been confirmed whether Mr. Nancy will be recast or if the character will be written out of the series.
American Gods Season 3 does not have an official release date but is expected to premiere on Starz in 2020.
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