‘Harry Potter’ star Katie Leung faced racism but was told not to talk about it


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Katie Leung says she experienced racist bullying even before she started filming 'Harry Potter'. Photo: Handout

Harry Potter star Katie Leung has opened up on the racist attacks she had to deal with over her casting as Cho Chang in the film franchise.

The 33-year-old Scottish-born actress, who played a love interest of Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter, began experiencing racist bullying even before she started filming, Leung said in a Chinese Chippy Girl podcast episode on March 8.

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