‘Vampire Diaries’ actor says co-star had him banned from fan events over pro-'Israel' stance
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- Buzolic, who is openly pro-'Israel', alleged that the co-star privately supports Palestinians while avoiding public statements.
- In a response video, a content creator Ginny argued that Buzolic’s exclusion from fan events stems from years of alleged online harassment.
The Vampire Diaries and The Originals actor Nathaniel Buzolic claimed in a video posted to social media that a former co-star quietly arranged to have him banned from fan conventions over his pro-'Israel' stance.
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Buzolic told fans that an actor he previously worked with made sure he would not be invited to fan events whenever that co-star was scheduled to appear.
While Buzolic did not name the actor directly in the clip, he ended the video with the character's signature phrase, "Always and forever," prompting fans and commentators to identify the co-star as Joseph Morgan, who portrayed Klaus Mikaelson.
Buzolic said that the co-star quietly supports Palestinians but avoids posting about it on social media to protect his career, while simultaneously working behind the scenes to prevent Buzolic, who has been vocal in his pro-'Israel' stance since Oct. 7, from going to fan events.
Buzolic also labeled those who stay silent publicly "cowards," accusing them of refusing to openly express support for what he described as the "jihadist, camel-abusing kafir culture of the Arab Palestinians."
He added that despite avoiding public statements, they still seek to block people like him from earning an income and securing work.
In response to Buzolic’s claims, a female content creator shared a stitched video rejecting the suggestion that he was uninvited solely for being a "Zionist."
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In her commentary, she accused Buzolic of engaging in a years-long pattern of "online harassment and bigotry," claiming he previously harassed her in her comment sections and directed his followers to target fellow activists.
Citing past Reddit threads from The Vampire Diaries fan community, the creator alleged that Buzolic spent four years, from 2021 until 2025, repeatedly targeting and bullying co-star Michael Malarkey, who is of Palestinian descent, after Malarkey voiced support for Palestine.
She also pointed to fan complaints accusing Buzolic of Islamophobia, lecturing women about their bodies, and sharing misleading charts about Gaza, arguing that convention organizers were finally responding to years of fan concerns about his behavior rather than his political beliefs.
