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- Jamie Chung (Dragonball Evolution, Once Upon a Time, Samurai Girl, The Real World) wanted a role in Crazy Rich Asians, but claims she was turned down because "they wanted someone who’s ethnically Chinese." (Sonoya Mizuno, though?)
- After being told in an interview that one of the movie's actors, Henry Golding, is Chinese and white, Chung said: "OK. I’m going to say it. That is some bullshit. Where do you draw the line to be ethnically conscious? But there’s so many loopholes so I kind of get screwed.”
- Social media attacked Jamie (one saying "she sounds so bitter"), believing she was trying to negate Henry Golding's Asian heritage. Chung responded: "‘She’s not Asian enough. She’s Korean, not Chinese. She’s too Asian we need someone more American.’ STOP Trying to put me in a box." Source
- Jamie later clarified in her Instagram: "When I said bullshit I wasn’t dissing on the actor they hired. I said that’s bullshit bc they are hypocrites. I took it personally and it’s so silly… I give credit to the casting directors bc [t]hey’ve got a tough job. Can’t make everyone happy. It goes both ways. It just frustrating to lose a job or not have a shot at it bc of your race." Source
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