The actress applauded British actor Ed Skrein's decision to step down from his role in the upcoming Hollywood 'Hellboy' movie because his comic character had a mixed Asian heritage and he didn't want a 'whitewashing' controversy.
Following Ed Skrein's widely praised decision, Ms Bennet posted a comment on her social media claiming she changed her last name to get an acting role.
"Changing my last name doesn't change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese," she wrote.
"It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn't cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable."
Ms Bennet, whose birth name is Chloe Wang, posted a statement to her Instagram account in support of Ed Skrein's recent stepping down from his "Hellboy" role.
Ed Skrein stepped aside after furious debate over accusations of whitewashing levelled at the filmmakers, as the original character Ed Skrein was set to play was of mixed Asian heritage.
The actress has spoken out about her name change before.
"Oh, the first audition I went on after I changed my name, I got booked," Bennet told the Daily Beast last year. "So that's a pretty clear little snippet of how Hollywood works."
