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'Whitewashing' claims over Scarlett Johansson movie
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April 2, 2017
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2:47Now PlayingScarlett Johansson is facing a backlash over her new film 'Ghost in the Shell'.
More than 100 thousand people have now signed a petition saying her part should have gone to a Japanese actress instead.
Critics have warned that so-called "whitewashing" of Asian characters is widespread across TV, film and theatre, as Sky's Entertainment Correspondent Katie Spencer reports.
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