After her 'Riverdale' co-star comes to her defense, the actress who used to play Josie McCoy in the series responds to the troll by pointing out that 'Katy Keene' is crammed with women.
- Jun 2, 2020
AceShowbiz - Vanessa Morgan is not letting anyone speaking ill of her friends. After a troll suggested that Ashleigh Murray was written off "Riverdale" because she was known to be a "diva," the actress known for her role as Toni Topaz on the series fired back, defending her former co-star against the uncalled-for allegations.
On Sunday, May 31, the 28-year-old actress tweeted, "You don't know what the f*** your talking about and don't talk about my friend like that." She went on ranting, "Another thing i hate BLACK women being called DIVAS for sticking up for themselves. Maybe the show should write for her like the white characters. You picked the wrong day get off my page."
Morgan's clapback prompted Murray to offer her gratitude in addition to her own response to the troll. "Lol you clearly have me mixed up with someone else. I love the Pussycats more than any show ever did. If it were up to me, we'd have our own show," the 32-year-old actress tweeted. "And you obviously don' watch Katy Keene because sis is surrounded by women. So f*** all the way off."
Both Morgan and Murray were responding to a scathing post by a Twitter user that has since been deleted. It read, "The pussycats were written off because @iamamurray is a known diva and didn't wait to share the screen with other talented women even on Katy Keene she barely shares scenes with other women because she's a diva."
Murray is known for her portrayal of singer-songwriter Josie McCoy in the first three seasons of "Riverdale". In May 2019, her departure from the show was confirmed after its spin-off, "Katy Keene", got picked up by the CW, and she is set to reprise her role as a co-lead alongside Lucy Hale who takes on the title role.
Hours before standing by Murray, Morgan has voiced her frustration over the unfair treatment of black people. Showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, she posted a memo on Twitter that read, "Tired of how black people are portrayed in Media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people."
The "Geek Charming" actress' note continued to read, "Tired of us also being used as side kick non dimensional characters to our white leads. Or only used in the ads for diversity but not actually in the show. It starts with the media. I'm not being [quiet] anymore."
