Hartley Sawyer gets fired from 'The Flash' after controversial tweets resurface

Hollywood actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from CW show Flash after a series of misogynistic and racist tweets me by actor in past resurfaced online. tweets were me about 5-6 years back when actor was t a part of  Flash but makers decide to drop him neless. Hartley Sawyer plays role of Elongated Man on show.

According to reports, CW and Warner Bros TV along with Berlanti Productions and Executive producer of show, Eric Wallace, have issued a statement confirming that Hartley Sawyer will t be a part of season seven of show  Flash. statement also mentions that y do t tolerate kind of remarks me by Hartley Sawyer. 

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Eric Wallace's statement

Eric Wallace also took to his social media account and penned down a lengthy statement talking about Hartley Sawyer being fired. A part of his statement re, “This morning, many of you learned that Hartley Sawyer will t be returning for season seven of Flash. Concerning his social media tweets, y broke my heart and me me m as hell. And y're indicative of larger problem in our country.”

After tweets were me viral, Hartley Sawyer deleted posts and even issued an apology. He took to his Instagram account and stated that comments were me as a joke. However, he understands that comments should t have been me at all. Hartley Sawyer also mentioned that he is disappointed and ashamed in himself for being igrant in past.

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Hartley Sawyer, on his Instagram, wrote, “My words, irrelevant of being meant with an intent of humor, were hurtful, and unacceptable. I am ashamed I was capable of se really horrible attempts to get attention at that time. I regret m deeply. This was t acceptable behavior. se were words I threw out at time with thought or recognition of harm my words could do, and w have done today.” [sic]

Hartley Sawyer apologised for his actions and wrote, “I am incredibly sorry, ashamed and disappointed in myself for my igrance back n. I want to be very clear: this is t reflective of what I think or who I am w. Years ago, thanks to friends and experiences who helped me to open my eyes, I began my journey into becoming a more responsible ult - in terms of what I say, what I do, and beyond. I've largely kept that journey private, and this is ar way that I have let so many down. I still have more work to do. But how I define myself w does t take away impact of my words, or my responsibility for m. I am very sorry.” [sic]

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