

made fun of on some level or to be stereotyped or put into a category in sort of saying 'you're not' - basically, I just felt like I was continually being told that I'm not worthy of where I am because I'm a gay person and I'm not supposed to be an actor and you can't be a superhero. It's not that people can't talk about me and have their opinion about me, but continuing to work in an environment like that is really difficult, and I myself was struggling with who I was or what I was, and to be.

So, um, I had just heard that several times while working on the show from creators, producers, writers, directors. Um, I, I walked off set one day, during the middle of lunch, halfway through the day, I just had made a decision, I'd been thinking about it for a good week, and the reason that I walked off is because I was called "f***ot" one too many times. I don't know anything about it, I've never watched the episodes. I don't know - I wasn't there for any of that. All that me getting old and going off to some foreign planet or something. Johnson tweeted: "For the record, I never said no… I just didn't say yes to what was offered.That's a good question and it's actually a really serious question for me, so if I cry, I apologize in advance. But one person who isn't coming back is Amy Jo Johnson, who played Pink Ranger, Kimberly Hart.Īfter the news of the special was reported by Entertainment Weekly Tuesday, many "Power Rangers" fans speculated why Johnson wasn't also announced among the returning actors.īut the 52-year-old actor took to Twitter Wednesday to explain that she wasn't offered enough to suit up again, but that she's excited to see her friends on screen again. "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always" arrives on the streaming service in April 2023 and brings David Yost back as Blue Ranger Billy Cranston, and Walter Emanuel Jones as Black Ranger Zack Taylor.

Some of the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" gang are getting back together for a 30th-anniversary special that celebrates the entire franchise in a huge crossover episode on Netflix. Johnson implied that she wasn't offered enough money to come back for the 30th-anniversary special. The special will bring back several original "Power Rangers" stars alongside a new team of heroes. "Power Rangers" star Amy Jo Johnson isn't coming back for the upcoming Netflix reunion. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for ReedPOP/20th Century Studios
