“It’s about character, darling,” Bassett told Newsweek. The actress told the outlet that she didn’t want to play a sex worker on camera because “it’s such a stereotype about black women and sexuality.”
Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.