According to a NBC report on the 11th, Chinese-American actor Liang Peishi (Katie Leung) who played ‘Zhang Qiu’in the series Harry Potter revealed that he had been a teenager when he was a teenager. Suffered from racist attacks by fans of the series, but was told to deny it in an interview.
Liang Peishi explained in an interview with a podcast show ‘Chinese chipppy Girl’that after she announced that she would play the role of Zhang Qiu in the Harry Potter series of movies, Harry Potter fans Started attacking her online. This role first appeared in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire released in 2005, after which Liang Peishi appeared in every movie in the series.
Liang Peishi said: “I once searched for myself on Google and I went to a website that was created for Harry Potter fans. I remember reading all the comments. Yes, there are many races in it. Ethical things."
Liang Peishi is a Chinese actor born in Scotland. He was only 16 years old when he appeared in the movie. The 33-year-old recalled that she had not received media training before being interviewed and tried to discuss this issue with public relations staff. She said: "I remember they said to me,'Oh, Katie, we haven't seen these, these websites that people talk about. You know, if someone asks you, you just say it's not true, just say it never happened .'"
The report pointed out that it is unclear whether these public relations staff work for Liang Peishi or the film producer Warner Bros. Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment.
Liang Peishi explained that she found a website dedicated to protesting her playing this role, and saw that many people did not want her to play this role.
