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Scarlett Johansson: I should be allowed to play any person

Scarlett Johansson has played many different types of roles but was recently slammed for accepting a role to play a transgender man in the upcoming film Rub and Tug, reported Fox News.

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Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson opened up about her long-acting career and how the industry has changed from when she began working as a teen. The 34-year-old actor has played many different types of roles but was recently slammed for accepting a role to play a transgender man in the upcoming film Rub and Tug, reported Fox News.

After facing backlash for the casting decision and pressure from social media about not having a transgender actor play the character, Johansson decided to exit from the film. The Avengers: Endgame star addressed what she called "political correctness" in the casting process in an interview with As If magazine, as cited by Fox News.

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