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American actress Scarlett Johansson gave up playing a transsexual in the movie "Rub and Tug" after her choice for the role sparked controversy, she said in an interview published Friday. The 33-year-old actress had been chosen to interpret the main character of the film depicting the life of Dante "Tex" Gill, owner of a massage parlor and pimp that was to become one of the major figures of American crime in the 1970s and 1980s. Born Lois Jean, Gill identifies and wants to be identified as a man
"Given the recent ethical issues raised after being chosen to play Dante Tex Gill, I Decided to withdraw respectfully from the project ""
And added: "our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to progress and I have learned a lot about this community since the announcement of my broadcast »
Scarlett Johansson's choice for the role provoked controversy in social networks, with transgender actresses Trace Lysette and Jamie Clayton leading critics of the film's producers to not share a common trans
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