CVhloe Bennet blasted an Instagram user who suggested she ‘whitewashed’ herself by changing her name (Picture: ABC/Marvel TV/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

An actress who starred in Marvel’s Agents Of Shield has told of how she had to change her name in order to find work in Hollywood.

Tiger King's Carole Baskin rocks animal print face mask as she leaves DWTS studios

Chloe Bennet, 25, plays the part of Agent Daisy Johnson created a debate when she praised Ed Skrein for previously pulling out of a forthcoming Hellboy movie, as the character was of Asian descent and he didn’t want to ‘whitewash’ the film.

She took to Instagram to share the actor’s statement, saying: ‘Fellas take note. That’s how it’s done.’

However, when one user pointed out that the actress had changed her name from Wang to Bennet, she lashed out.




‘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,’ Bennet replied.

Chloe didn’t hold back when she blasted the user for accusing her of ‘whitewashing’ herself (Picture: chloebennet/ instagram)

‘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.

‘I’m doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work. So kindly love, f*** off.’

Chloe says she had to change her name from Wang in order to ‘pay the bills’ (Picture: ABC/Marvel TV/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

The commenter’s Instagram account has since been deleted.

Ed Skrein has been widely praised since his decision to quit the film came to light, wioth Star Wars actor John Boyega offering major props to Ed.

The 34-year-old British actor had signed up to play Major Ben Daimo in the Neil Marshall reboot of the classic, but has now left the project over fears he’d misrepresent the role as the character was of Asian descent in the original book.

Nothing but respect ! https://t.co/mNs2tHDXH7 — John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) August 29, 2017

In a tweet, John said: ‘Nothing but respect!’

The casting of the Deadpool star had originally been slammed by fans, as the character is portrayed as Japanese-American in the comic book.

MORE: Ed Skrein drops out of Hellboy reboot: What is whitewashing in film?

MORE: British actor Ed Skrein pulls out of Hellboy reboot over whitewashing controversy with impassioned statement