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The decision to recast Spacey came after the House of Cards star was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple men last fall. Paul Getty, was removed from the film and replaced by Christopher Plummer weeks before its scheduled release. Actor Kevin Spacey, who had completed shooting his role as J. Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World suffered similar reshoot complications last year. "Oh, only you knew half of what I've gone through because of this," the book's author said. But in February, Thomas appeared to reference Lawley's remarks via Twitter after fans drew criticism. Lawley and Thomas's representatives did not immediately return Newsweek's request for comment. "From now on, I plan to use my voice for positive change." "I am fully aware of the mistakes I have made and strive every day to become a better me than I was yesterday," he added. I understand the impact and I have grown a lot and learned since then.- Kian Lawley February 6, 2018 I respect Fox’s decision to recast this role for The Hate U Give as it is an important story, and it would not be appropriate for me to be involved considering the actions of my past. "But I am very grateful to be part of this important story." "It was an unexpected unique opportunity," Apa said in a statement issued to Newsweek. Fox confirmed to Newsweek that filming for the production is underway in Atlanta with Apa in the role as Chris. But he was pulled from The Hate U Give after a now-deleted video surfaced January 26 of him using the N-word and racial stereotypes, Mashable reported.įox removed Lawley from the film on February 5, and according to Varietymore than a week's worth of reshoots was approved by the studio to replace Lawley with Apa, who plays Archie on Riverdale. According to Deadline, The Hate U Give was essentially wrapped when Lawley was fired, which means that Apa had to quickly darken his Riverdale-red hair and head into re-shoots, which will take a. Lawley, a YouTuber and Daytime Emmy nominee, was initially cast to play Stenberg's boyfriend, Chris. Protagonist Starr Carter, portrayed in the film by actress Amanda Stenberg, becomes an activist after witnessing a white police officer shoot her unarmed black friend. The Hate U Give is based on author Angie Thomas' critically acclaimed young adult novel. Updated | Two months after YouTube personality Kian Lawley was fired from Fox's The Hate U Give for using racial slurs, the production company found his replacement Tuesday: Riverdale star K.J.