--- description: Last Jedi star Domhnall Gleeson has some strong thoughts on the backlash Kelly Marie Tran received for her role in the Star Wars franchise. title: 'The Last Jedi' Star Calls Out Kelly Marie Tran's Harassers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540212b1eef28cce/6988e6120a4a2220629d0bba/meet-the-new-kids-on-the-ship-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Last Jedi_ Star Calls Out Kelly Marie Tran's Harassers in Five Definitive Words  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 19, 2018 4:27 PM CUT  Kelly Marie Tran is Rose in THE LAST JEDI. Kelly Marie Tran is Rose in THE LAST JEDI.Jonathan Olley—Lucasfilm Ltd  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 19, 2018 4:27 PM CUT [_The Last Jedi_](http://time.com/5061707/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review/ "undefined")star [Domhnall Gleeson](http://time.com/4974228/domhnall-gleeson-goodbye-christopher-robin/ "undefined") has some strong thoughts on the [backlash Kelly Marie Tran received](http://time.com/5301772/last-jedi-kelly-marie-tran-harassment/ "undefined") for her role in the [_Star Wars_ franchise](http://time.com/5045736/upcoming-star-wars-movies/ "undefined"). During an interview with [HeyUGuys](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2jXtsIZXdy6uAjEg1zyMYg "undefined") for his movie _The Little Stranger_, Gleeson—who plays General Hux in the _Star Wars_ sequel trilogy—called out Tran’s harassers for subjecting her to months of sexist and racist comments. Tran wiped [her Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kellymarietran/?hl=en "undefined") in June amid reports of extensive online persecution. “People having an opinion about the film is absolutely fine. You pay your money, and you’re allowed to have an opinion and you’re allowed to like it or dislike it.” he said. “The stuff with Kelly was bulls—. That’s a different thing all together, so those people are just morons. Those people are a—holes. That’s a different level of stuff. You don’t buy that when you buy your tickets.” Glesson also spoke out in support of the [_New York Times_ op-ed](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/movies/kelly-marie-tran.html "undefined") in which Tran, the first woman of color to appear in a lead role in a _Star Wars_ movie, reflected on her decision to delete her account. “I thought the piece she wrote was amazing and I’ve got huge respect for her,” he said. “I thought she dealt with it as classily as an unclassy situation can call for.” Watch the clip below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5400611/domhnall-gleeson-on-kelly-marie-tran/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5400611/domhnall-gleeson-on-kelly-marie-tran/"},"headline":"The Last Jedi Star Calls Out Kelly Marie Tran's Harassers in Five Definitive Words","datePublished":"2018-09-19T16:27:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:57.637Z","description":"Tran wiped her Instagram in June amid reports of extensive online persecution","url":"https://time.com/5400611/domhnall-gleeson-on-kelly-marie-tran/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","Star Wars: The Last Jedi"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540212b1eef28cce/6988e6120a4a2220629d0bba/meet-the-new-kids-on-the-ship-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540212b1eef28cce/6988e6120a4a2220629d0bba/meet-the-new-kids-on-the-ship-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kelly Marie Tran is Rose in THE LAST JEDI.","caption":"Kelly Marie Tran is Rose in The Last Jedi","creditText":"Jonathan Olley—Lucasfilm Ltd","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5400611/domhnall-gleeson-on-kelly-marie-tran/","name":"The Last Jedi Star Calls Out Kelly Marie Tran's Harassers in Five Definitive Words"}}]}] ```