{"id":2285872,"date":"2026-02-17T16:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2285872"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:13:28","slug":"odessa-azion-says-the-last-thing-i-want-to-do-is-offend-people-after-backing-out-of-deep-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/odessa-azion-says-the-last-thing-i-want-to-do-is-offend-people-after-backing-out-of-deep-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Odessa A\u2019zion Says the \u2018Last Thing I Want to Do\u2019 Is Offend People After Backing Out of \u2018Deep Cuts\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Following swift and fierce backlash to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5570560\/\">Odessa A\u2019zion<\/a>\u2019s casting in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1699934\/\">Sean Durkin<\/a>\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt35934883\/\">Deep Cuts<\/a>,\u201d the actress herself says she doesn\u2019t ever want to offend anyone with her choices.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2019zion was cast in late January, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0569744\/\">TheWrap<\/a> exclusively reported, but just two days later, she pulled out of the film. The character, Zoe Gutierrez, was originally written as half-Mexican, half-Jewish in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm17063598\/\">Holly Brickley<\/a>\u2019s novel, and A\u2019zion\u2019s casting sparked criticisms of whitewashing. In a new interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt32020831\/\">Elle<\/a> released on Tuesday, A\u2019zion explained that she\u2019s still learning how to handle things in her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people knew me personally, the way a lot of&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following swift and fierce backlash to Odessa A\u2019zion\u2019s casting in Sean Durkin\u2019s \u201cDeep Cuts,\u201d the actress herself says she doesn\u2019t ever want to offend anyone with her choices. A\u2019zion was cast in late January, TheWrap exclusively reported, but just two days later, she pulled out of the film. 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