He writes that Wayne was open with him about his former ignorance in the past. On June 19th, Konop posted a statement to Twitter about Warden Wayne, writing that he's 'disgusted' by the messages. He writes that he was 'raised in a homeschool conservative environment in a small town in Arkansas' and writes that his 'ideas of right and wrong were skewed.' He claims he's grown and changed over the years as his bubble expanded. In the statement he claims he used to use the word in high school as a joke but is now 'ashamed' of it. On the same day, Wayne apologized for his offensive remarks in a tweet, gaining over 4,800 likes and 330 retweets in three days (shown below). On June 18th, 2022, Twitter user posted several screenshots showing Warden Wayne, the actor playing Spider-Man, using the n-word over DM, writing, 'Is this your Spider-Man? Warden Wayne is so gross, hoping Lotus recasts him,' gaining over 850 likes and 400 retweets in three days (shown below). The trailer teases a release date of Summer 2022. On October 28th, Konop posted a full trailer for the movie to YouTube, gaining over 1.7 million views in eight months (shown below).

On July 16th, Konop posted a teaser for Spider-Man: Lotus to YouTube, gaining over 681,000 views in 11 months (shown below). On June 9th he posted a video to YouTube showcasing the film's theme song, gaining over 140,000 views in a year (shown below, right). On March 25th, 2021, he posted a video to YouTube discussing the film's cast (shown below, left).

Konop posted frequent updates about the project and its production over the following months.

As of June 2022, the film has raised over $112,000 US. The IndieGoGo campaign surpassed its goal of $20,000 US, raising over $30,000 US by February 28th, 2021. Konop says the film is about 'how we encounter loss, how we deal with it and how we grow from it.' The video gained over 121,000 views in a year. In the video, Konop says the film is inspired by the 1984 story from The Amazing Spider-Man comics 'The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man.' In the comic, Spider-Man visits a kid with leukemia, Tim Harrison, who is Spider-Man's biggest fan.

Konop posted a video to YouTube announcing Spider-Man: Lotus and its IndieGoGo campaign (shown below).

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