You wouldn’t have known it from the reception that Hayden Christensen received at Star Wars Celebration today. while it probably wasn’t the loudest reception on the stage (that likely went to Harrison Ford who arrived later) he was warmly welcome by all the Star Wars fans in attendance for the four-day long event.
At the end of the day, the prequels are still Star Wars and if you’re attending Star Wars Celebration Orlando it’s because you have a particular passion for the franchise, even the prequels couldn’t do much to diminish that.
While The Star Wars prequels are given a hard time for the most part.