Actor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/APActor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/AP
Actor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/AP
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Star Wars actor John Boyega quits Jo Malone perfume ambassador role after being cut from Chinese ad

  • British star was replaced by Chinese actor Liu Haoran in reshot version, while other black cast members were removed
  • Company has since apologised for ‘mistake’ and removed Chinese version of video

Topic |   Fame and celebrity
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Updated: 8:39pm, 16 Sep, 2020

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Actor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/APActor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/AP
Actor John Boyega arrives at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Invision/AP
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