{"id":445316,"date":"2026-01-29T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/445316\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:35:14","slug":"odessa-azion-shares-shes-pulling-out-of-sean-durkins-deep-cuts-after-whitewashing-accusations-im-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/445316\/","title":{"rendered":"Odessa A’zion Shares She’s Pulling Out of Sean Durkin\u2019s \u2018Deep Cuts\u2019 After Whitewashing Accusations: ‘I’m Out’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Odessa A\u2019zion shared she plans to exit Sean Durkin\u2019s \u2018Deep Cuts\u2019 movie<\/a> after whitewashing accusations tied to her character.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d star issued the update on her Instagram Stories Wednesday evening, writing, \u201cGuys!! I am with ALL of you and I am NOT doing this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cF\u2013k that. I\u2019m out.\u201d<\/p>\n

A\u2019zion\u2019s update comes after her casting in the A24 movie sparked controversy online, given the character, Zoe Gutierrez, was originally written as half-Mexican, half-Jewish in Holly Brickley\u2019s novel, which is being adapted for the film.<\/p>\n

TheWrap\u2019s Umberto Gonzalez first broke the news that A\u2019zion was set to star in the A24 adaptation of Brickley\u2019s novel, joining previously announced\u00a0Cailee Spaeny. <\/p>\n

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However, the casting news was soon marred with controversy, as fans took to social media and suggested A\u2019zion was inappropriate for the part.<\/p>\n

\u201cMelissa Barrera and Eiza Gonzalez are two actress who were both born and raised in Mexico,\u201d one fan on X wrote<\/a>. \u201cBoth have name recognition in their respective genres and both could\u2019ve used the opportunity to play a MEXICAN woman in this film over white girl Odessa A\u2019Zion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another chimed in with<\/a>, \u201cI can tell you right now there are thousands of beautiful, talented and passionate mexican actors out there waiting for their big break\u2026to see a white woman steal that opportunity in the current political climate is not only disgusting but also disheartening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even a fan page dedicated to A\u2019zion put the casting on blast, writing on X<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re here to state that we do not agree with this casting, especially given the current political state of the US. As two latina admins, we will be pausing this account\u2019s activity until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A\u2019zion followed up her initial statement with a longer message for her fans, who she thanked for bringing the issue to her attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cI agree with every single one of you! This is why I love you guys,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019m so so sorry that this happened. It is SO important for me to let you in on how it all went down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Per A\u2019Zion, she initially auditioned for the role of Percy, but was instead offered Zoe, confessing she \u201cinstantly said yes\u201d to the part.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so pissed y\u2019all, I hadn\u2019t read the book and should have paid more attention to all aspects of Zoe before accepting,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd now that I know what I know??? F\u2013k that! I\u2019m out. I\u2019d never take a role from someone else that\u2019s meant to do it. That SHOULD do it! That\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Set in the 2000s, \u201cDeep Cuts\u201d is a love story about two music-obsessed twenty-somethings navigating the messy realities of ambition, belonging and adulthood over the course of an era-defining decade.<\/p>\n

Production for the film was set to start in February, no word yet on whether A\u2019zion\u2019s exit from the project will impact the schedule.<\/p>\n

Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie are producing \u201cDeep Cuts\u201d via their Central Pictures banner. Durkin is also producing the project along with Anthony Katagas, Jordan Tappis and A24. Brickley will serve as an executive producer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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