Simu Liu defends Hudson Williams amid ongoing controversy; says, ‘If you’re here, be careful. Be smart’

‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams recently found himself at the centre of a controversy after an old photo resurfaced online. As the actor continued to face backlash online, fellow actor Simu Liu, who is best known for his role in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ was quick to come to his defence online, calling out sensationalised content and false information.

Simu Liu defends Hudson Williams amid ongoing controversy

On his social media account, Simu Liu was quick to jump in on William’s defence, citing how important it is to stop targeting people of colour. His post further read, “For an organisation that has become synonymous with clickbait to never grow, never evolve, never have a moment of self-awareness, and just carry on publishing vile sensationalist b****** like this is just sad. Stop picking on people of colour for absolutely nothing.”


Further on, when another social media user asked him about his response to similar posts, to which the actor replied that he has had his own fair share of “trauma” about similar targeting posts with fabricated content against him.

The actor’s full post read, “Soo I have this very specific trauma attached to people on the internet fabricating things about me and twisting things into a massive hate campaign when I first broke out. I began to recognise patterns whenever people of colour specifically had a moment of visibility. It happened like clockwork, and I see it happening now. The internet is insane. Bad actors are everywhere. If you’re here, be careful. Be smart.”

What happened with Hudson Williams

Over the weekend, an old alleged photo of ‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams resurfaced online and caused a massive controversy. TMZ reported that the photograph was extremely old and was taken during his days at an annual camp in Canada. The old photo shows Hudson with a German Nazi symbol drawn on his face.


The report cited that the actor, at the time, had absolutely no idea as to what was being drawn on his face, as everyone was scribbling on each other. “The offensive symbol was the result of other intoxicated teens scribbling inappropriate images on one another in an attempt to get laughs and shock reactions,” the outlet further shared in its report.

Another statement from the report further added, “The markings do not and have never reflected Hudson‘s beliefs, values, or character.” As of right now the reports have cited that the actor is well aware of how horrible his actions are and that he knows how his past behavior has hurt people.

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