The 100's Ricky Whittle Says the Creator Bullied Him Off the Show
Star Ricky Whittle, whose character Lincoln was killed last week, is saying creator Jason Rothenberg bullied him off the series.
During an interview with AfterBuzz TV, Whittle revealed that Lincoln's death was not supposed to happen this season.
[...] once Whittle decided to leave the series and do American Gods on Starz, they were forced to write the beloved character off.
Whittle's mother had tweeted about her son's alleged mistreatment at Rothenberg's hands last month, saying the showrunner "should be ashamed" of his actions and that "karma rewarded" Whittle for standing up for himself.
Television Group President Peter Roth and CW President Mark Pedowitz allowed Whittle to audition for American Gods because they saw "[his] character was not being used at all" on The 100.
Rothenberg responded to Whittle's accusations with this statement: "Ricky Whittle is a talented actor; I appreciate his work on The 100 and wish him all the best moving forward on American Gods."
After the lesbian character Lexa was killed off in March (to accommodate the actress' role on Fear the Walking Dead), Rothenberg was accused of contributing to the #BuryYourGays trope.