Liu defends Marshall's Geisha casting

Lucy Liu has attacked criticism of Rob Marshall's decision to cast Chinese and Malaysian actors in Japan-set epic Memoirs of a Geisha, labelling it "anti-racism".

Liu defends Marshall's Geisha casting

Lucy Liu has attacked criticism of Rob Marshall's decision to cast Chinese and Malaysian actors in Japan-set epic Memoirs of a Geisha, labelling it "anti-racism".

The Charlie's Angels actress is appalled that the movie has been banned in China, supposedly because homegrown actresses Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li take the roles of Japanese geishas.

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