Leah Jeffries Says ‘Percy Jackson’ Trolls Tried to ‘Tear Me Down,’ Said ‘You Can’t Play’ Annabeth Like Film Star Alexandra Daddario: ‘They’re Right. I’m Not Her…I Want to Be Myself’

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” star Leah Jeffries recently spoke to Essence magazine about how her casting as Annabeth Chase in the new Disney+ series initially generated backlash from some toxic fans. Racist trolls were upset that a Black actor was cast as a character described in the books as a blonde white girl. “The White […]
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