‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Paapa Essiedu Says He’s Faced Death Threats Over Casting As Snape

Incoming Snape actor Paapa Essiedu has faced a number of racist death threats since he joined the blockbuster series adaptation of Harry Potter. “I’ve been told, ‘Quit or I’ll murder you,’” he recalled of the targeted vitriol in a new interview with The Times U.K. Taking up the wand from the late Alan Rickman as […]