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There\u2019s no debating the fact that Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones<\/span><\/strong> is one of the most hated TV characters of all time. You know you smiled a little bit when he finally met his demise in Season 4, but did the audience\u2019s hatred for the character impact Jack Gleeson<\/span><\/strong>, the actor who played him?<\/p>\n For years, online rumors have suggested that Jack had to retire from acting because people hated Joffrey so much, but at this point, it\u2019s been over ten years since Joffrey choked on that poison. So, Jack finally set the record straight in a new interview, and his answer about the Joffrey theories was pretty surprising.<\/p>\n Jack currently stars in Netflix\u2019s House of Guinness, a historical drama about the family behind the beer company. At the premiere, an interviewer asked Jack about his hiatus from TV. Did it actually have anything to do with Joffrey? Jack finally set the record straight, and it turns out there\u2019s no truth to those rumors.<\/p>\n \u201cI can say thankfully, it wasn\u2019t because I received any sort of abuse from anybody,\u201d Jack said. \u201cThankfully, I know that can happen, sadly. People confuse the character with the actor.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Jack, he never really took a \u201chiatus\u201d from acting. He was just focused on stage acting instead of chasing another on-screen role.<\/a><\/p>\n He explained, \u201cAfter Game of Thrones, I was continuing to act, but it was more just with a theater company I had set up with some friends in Dublin. I don\u2019t know, I was just more into that at that time, but then I started to miss screen acting, and I got back into it.\u201d<\/p>\n Nothing scandalous here! Jack isn\u2019t actually being haunted by his dreadful Game of Thrones role<\/a>. He\u2019s just an actor exploring his craft<\/a> at his own pace.<\/p>\n In addition to House of Guinness, you can catch Jack in Safe Harbor and Season 2 of The Sandman. He also starred in the 2023 action film In the Land of Saints and Sinners. He\u2019s booked and busy.<\/p>\n TELL US \u2013 ARE YOU GLAD TO SEE JACK BACK ON SCREEN? ARE THERE ANY OTHER ACTORS WHO MIGHT BE HAUNTED BY THEIR PAST ROLES?<\/strong><\/p>\n The post Game of Thrones Actor Jack Gleeson Finally Addresses Rumors He Quit Acting Due to Joffrey Hate<\/a> appeared first on Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s no debating the fact that Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones is one of the most hated TV characters of all time. 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