Audiences in the Middle Kingdom called out a racist line of dialogue from an early theatrical release.
Andersonand his starsMilla Jovovichand Jin Au-Yeung (a.k.a.
MC Jin) issued apologies this week regarding a controversy over the film that broke out in China.
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Au-Yeung’s character riffs to a fellow soldier in the film, “Look at my knees.
What kind of knees are these?
This was linked to a racist rhyme used to mock children of Asian descent during World War II.
We have respectfully removed the line from the movie.
It was never our intention to send a message of discrimination or disrespect to anyone.
To the contrary at its heart our movie is about unity.”
Au-Yeung also spoke up about the situation in a video shared on Instagram.
I am and will always be proud of my heritage."
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