“Vampire Diaries” alum Nathaniel Buzolic accused one of his former co-stars of blacklisting him from fan conventions because of his pro-Israel stance.
“I’m gonna spill some tea for you right now if you’re a fan of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ or ‘The Originals,’” he began in an Instagram Reel Monday.
“There’s an actor I have worked with who has had me banned from attending fan events if he’s there, quietly.”
Buzolic, who played Kol Mikaelson on “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals,” claimed that the unnamed actor doesn’t publicly share his solidarity with the Palestinian people, “probably because he just wants to protect his career.”
The Australian actor went on to describe Arab Palestinians, whom he claims the anonymous actor secretly supports, in expletive terms.
“But he also wanted to stop me from getting work and meeting with fans at fan events,” he continued. “So if you’ve noticed my absence, that’s why.”
“Cowards, cowards, because they won’t publicly share their support, but they want to stop people like me from earning an income and getting work,” he added before ending the video with “always and forever, eh” — the sacred family mantra associated with the Mikaelson family in “The Originals.”
He added in his caption, “Telling the truth will always cost you something but at least you will never become a coward. I remember when he didn’t want to do fan events cause he thought he was above that. Can you guess who?”
Buzolic made his debut in “The Vampire Diaries” — starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder — during Season 3 in 2012.
His character Kol was one of the siblings in the Mikaelson family, which also included fan-favorite characters Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Rebekah (Claire Holt).
He reprised his role in the spinoff series, “The Originals,” which ran for five seasons from 2013 to 2018.
Buzolic also starred in a second spinoff series, “Legacies,” from 2018 to 2022.
The actor has publicly voiced his support for Israel for years, frequently visiting the country and posting about it on social media.
Following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Gaza, he described the pro-Palestinian movement as “satanic” and that anyone who supports it is “the devil.”
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