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White ‘Deadpool’ Actor Steps Down From ‘Hellboy’ After Leftists Whine He Isn’t Asian

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On Monday, actor Ed Skrein, who is white, capitulated to the outrage that erupted after he was cast in Hellboy as the Japanese-American character Major Ben Daimio by tweeting he would not play the part:

Only a week ago, Skrein, 34, who starred in Deadpool, expressed his excitement over being cast in Hellboy:

Mike Mignola, who created the Hellboy comics, stated that Skrein’s relinquishing of the role was “very nicely done.”

David Harbour, from Stranger Things, who was cast to play Hellboy, tweeted:

Twitter was chock-full of praise for Skrein’s decision:

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