1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJames Whitbrookhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jameswhitbrook-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="U0FpMT76Kz"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/the-too-short-story-of-ahmed-bests-other-star-wars-roles/">The Too-Short Story of Ahmed Best’s Other Star Wars Roles</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/the-too-short-story-of-ahmed-bests-other-star-wars-roles/embed/#?secret=U0FpMT76Kz" width="600" height="338" title="“The Too-Short Story of Ahmed Best’s Other Star Wars Roles” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="U0FpMT76Kz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02/ipxxxtrn7yxispnrgfcp.png?quality=75800450We are, at long last, living in the early days of what is a long-overdue Ahmed Best renaissance. After years of horrifying torment the actor received for having the audacity to bring Jar Jar Binks to life, Star Wars (both its fandom and its institution) has accepted Best into its heart again as he hosts […]