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The Internet's First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

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The Phantom Menace

"I left the theater feeling extremely depressed. I really felt like it was something in me," Kurt says of Jar Jar Binks' negative reaction to his film debut. The character that Kurt is referring to is one that is beloved by some and reviled by others. A character who sparked a backlash so severe that it had profound psychological effects on the actor who played him.

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