Halle Berry has pulled out of a role in an upcoming film in which she'd play a transgender character after facing backlash online.
However, Berry faced backlash online after misgendering the character multiple times during the interview.On Monday night, sheand pulled out of the role, saying"the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories."
"Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks. As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories," she wrote in a note shared on Twitter.
Berry's comments caught the attention of the Twitter account for the Netflix documentary"Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen," which was released last month and examines Hollywood's portrayal of transgender people and their stories.
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