In 2015, Billy Dee Williams publicly admitted that he received backlash from children who were angered by Lando's betrayal of Han in The Empire Strikes Back. Williams felt that the situation would have been different if Lando had been played by a white actor. Williams wrote that "Lando is not black or white, he's just Lando. Above and beyond the arguments or discussions of bygone eras, he is of the future." He further stated,
In 2015 Billy Dee Williams publicly admitted that he received backlash from children who were angered by Lando's betrayal of Han in The Empire Strikes Back Williams felt that the situation would have been different if Lando had been played by a white actor Williams wrote that "Lando is not black or white he's just Lando Above and beyond the arguments or discussions of bygone eras he is of the future" He further stated