The Flash‘s Grant Gustin has taken to social media with a response to the racist attacks that were recently made against co-star Candice Patton.
Grant Gustin took to his personal Instagram earlier this week. The Flash star shared his support for LGBTQ+ rights, leading to some users posting racists comments aimed at Candice Patton. The actress has played Grant Gustin’s love-interest and wife on The CW’s series since it began back in 2014. The racist comments came from fans who have a problem with Cancide Patton playing a white character from the comics. In Candice Patton’s defense, Grant Gustin assured that he will be condemning the racist attacks from now on and that Candice Patton knows he has her back.
But that wasn’t all. Grant Gustin took it even one step further, when he shared a video on his Instagram story, and gave his full support for Candice Patton and making it crystal clear for fans. You can hear Grant Gustin’s full comments on the racist attacks against The Flash co-star Candice Patton in the video below.
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Details on the next season of The Flash have yet to be revealed, but the series is said to be casting a new male villain and a “socially awkward” scientist who will appear opposite Grant Gustin and Candice Patton when the series returns later this year. The series is currently in production in Vancouver.
The first details for the next season of The Flash are expected to be announced next week at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. On Saturday, July 20, the Batwoman pilot screening/Q&A will kick things off for The CW at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom 20. In tow will be the final SDCC panel for Stephen Amell’s Arrow at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Supergirl panel at 4:15 p.m., the Black Lightning panel at 5 p.m., and Grant Gustin’s The Flash at 5:45 p.m. to round out the network’s content.
The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon / Vibe, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Jesse L. Martin as Joe West, Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton, and Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man
The Flash Season 6 premieres on October 8, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Grant Gustin and The Flash as we learn it.
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