Paapa Essiedu Says He Has Received Racist Death Threats Over His 'Harry Potter' Casting

Paapa Essiedu says he has received death threats after being cast as Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter television show.

The 35-year-old actor spoke with The Times in a new profile piece that was published on Saturday (March 21) and detailed some of the racism and harassment he’s been dealing with since the casting announcement was made public.

“I’ve been told, ‘Quit or I’ll murder you,’” Paapa said.

“It really matters. The reality is that if I look at Instagram I will see somebody saying...