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Nathaniel Buzolic accuses an unnamed former castmate of keeping him off fan convention lineups

The Vampire Diaries and The Originals actor Nathaniel Buzolic says a former castmate pushed organizers to drop him over his views on Israel.

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Nathaniel Buzolic smiling in a black T-shirt while holding a microphone at a fan event

Nathaniel Buzolic says he would happily meet fans at conventions again, but he claims someone he once worked with made sure that does not happen.

The actor played Kol Mikaelson on "The Vampire Diaries" and its spinoff "The Originals." Early this week he posted a video slamming a former castmate he refused to name.

His accusation

According to Buzolic, this person keeps quiet online about supporting the Palestinian side. Behind the scenes, though, he alleges the castmate tells event organizers he does not want Buzolic booked because Buzolic backs Israel.

He called the castmate a "coward" and aimed the same label at anyone who goes along with leaving him off the bill.

A heated detour

The video then veered into a rant about Arab Palestinians. At one point he labeled them "camel abusers," pointing to a clip he had shared earlier that appears to show a camel being made to drink a liquid at a wedding in Hebron.

In his caption he hinted at who he meant. "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?" he wrote.

Not his first post on the subject

His feed has plenty of posts critical of Islam, according to reports. A number of them go after Abdul El-Sayed, who just won a Senate seat in Michigan.

Buzolic describes himself as a born-again Christian. He has reportedly traveled to Israel more than 25 times over the past decade.

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