Disney's live-action Aladdin has attracted more controversy after admitting to 'browning up' white actors for the movie.

According to The Sunday Times, Kaushal Odedra – who was on the set as a background actor – claimed to have seen a group of white extras lining up to have their skin darkened.

"Disney are sending out a message that your skin colour, your identity, your life experiences amount to nothing that can't be powdered on and washed off," he said.

Disney responded by saying that "more than 400 of the 500 background performers were Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and Asian".

In a statement to BBC Newsbeat, the company said: "Great care was taken to put together one of the largest, most diverse casts ever seen on screen.

"Diversity of our cast and background performers was a requirement, and only in a handful of instances when it was a matter of specialty skills, safety, and control (special effects rigs, stunt performers, and handling of animals) were crew made up to blend in."

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Disney has been criticised by numerous people online, including House and Designated Survivor actor Kal Penn.

"I love Disney so much," he tweeted. "But when a PR person says they decided to put 100 people in Brownface in 2018 because not enough of us are qualified, that's BS. Someone just didn't want to spend the $ to do it right.

"Let's all expect more and do better this year."

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Previously, Guy Ritchie's live-action Aladdin movie received backlash over casting a non-Arab actress as Princess Jasmine and the introduction of a white prince character who was not in the original film.

Aladdin is expected to premiere on May 24, 2019.

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