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Deadline Hollywood reports:

Russell T. Davies is too busy navigating the rules of space and time to humor critics of his show’s diversity and inclusion.

The Doctor Who showrunner, who previously revived the series in 2005, recently addressed criticism of the BBC and Disney+ reboot’s “diversity and wokeness,” after stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu defended the show.

“Someone always brings up matters of diversity. And there are online warriors accusing us of diversity and wokeness and of involving messages and issues,” said Davies on BBC Radio 2. “And I have no time for this. I don’t have a second to bear [it]. Because what you might call diversity, I just call an open door.”

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