Actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers will play Juliet in the London West End production of "Romeo & Juliet." Because Rivers is the leading lady, she’s been the target of ongoing racist online bullying. This role as Juliet is Amewudah-Rivers’ West End debut, and what a warm welcome. Amewudah-Rivers is starring alongside “Spider-Man” leading man Tom Holland as Romeo.

The Jamie Lloyd Company released a statement: "Following the announcement of our Romeo & Juliet cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company. This must stop. We are working with a remarkable group of artists. We insist that they are free to create work without facing online harassment."

The company continued, "We will continue to support and protect everyone in our company at all costs. Any abuse will not be tolerated and will be reported. Bullying and harassment have no place online, in our industry or in our wider communities."

These complaints aren’t new. The racists were in an uproar over finding out Rue from “The Hunger Games” was Black. Then there was that time Brande played Cinderella, and racists lost their minds, similar to Halle Bailey as Ariel—racists thought mermaids were white only.

In spite of racist complaints, this production of “Romeo & Juliet” will run at the Duke of York's Theatre in London from May 11 to Aug. 3.