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Posted: 2019-11-21T17:05:26Z | Updated: 2019-11-21T17:05:26Z

Crazy Rich Asians assembled an all-star and all-Asian cast for the groundbreaking romantic comedy, but actor Brenda Song is claiming she wasnt even given the chance to audition.

The 31-year-old star, who rose to fame on the Disney Channel thanks to projects like The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, said she was denied the chance to be a part of the film because her image was basically not Asian enough.

As a fan of the book series on which the film is based, Song recalled in a Teen Vogue interview published Wednesday that her manager contacted the Crazy Rich Asians team to see if she could read for any role in the film. But her dreams were dashed when she claims they denied her the opportunity.

Their reasoning behind that, what they said was that my image was basically not Asian enough, in not so many words, Song told the outlet. It broke my heart. I said, This character is in her late to mid-20s, an Asian American, and I cant even audition for it?