Actress Gemma Chan had to defend playing a white character because Hollywood is insane

Published March 26, 2019 4:08pm ET



Identity politics has gone way too far.

An Asian actress is now being forced to defend playing a white character on screen. Responding to critics, Gemma Chan, “Crazy Rich Asians” star and British actress, justified playing a white, British woman in “Mary Queen of Scots.”

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