Authors Nicholas Sparks and Stephenie Meyer are in hot water following allegations of homophobia and racism.
Sparks allegedly tried to keep an LGBTQ organization from forming in the Christian academy he co-founded, the Epiphany School of Global Studies. He also tried to ban student protests from happening, according to the Daily Beast.
“Not allowing them admittance is discrimination. Not allowing them to have a club is NOT discrimination,” Sparks allegedly wrote in an email to the former headmaster, Saul Benjamin.
Sparks tweeted that the accusations made against him were “false.”
— Nicholas Sparks (@NicholasSparks) June 13, 2019
The director of the first Twilight film, Catherine Hardwicke, also told the Daily Beast in October that the Twilight series author, Stephanie Meyer did not want a Black actor to play a non-villain role in Twilight. The story has once again garnered interest after resurfacing through BET.
Former readers of the two authors’ works were posting their reactions to the allegations on Twitter.
EXCLUSIVE: Emails show author Nicholas Sparks tried to ban the LGBT Club at his Christian school https://t.co/bIZpxYNm7e
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 13, 2019
The tea is scalding! #Twilight director says she wanted more actors of color in the film, but author Stephanie Meyer resisted https://t.co/Ak51KgAarJ pic.twitter.com/h4F7pCMZEk
— Shadow and Act (@shadowandact) June 11, 2019
Some fans were disappointed, but not entirely surprised that the author who only writes heteronormative love stories might be homophobic.
“Not surprised that the guy who writes the same book over and over is not a fan of diversity,” one Twitter user wrote.
https://twitter.com/a_cat__/status/1139225194772533248
Romance author doesn't believe "love is love". A bit ironic that.
— Susan Martin McKay (@Susanperchede) June 13, 2019
Twilight fans also had similar sentiments regarding Meyer.
“Wow,” another wrote. “Not surprised. Twilight was my emo teenage obsession. sucks but not at all surprised.”
— ★ Boochie Pop ★ (@ThatKodo) June 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/suhur__/status/1138522011435749377
OH … we been knew stephanie …. Laurent is like the only one and Taylor Lautner isn’t native american
— erin (@lovew1tch) June 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/KunoichiKy/status/1139230757568897024
The Daily Dot has reached out to Stephenie Meyer and Nicholas Sparks.
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H/T the Daily Beast