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\t\t<\/p>\n Odessa A\u2019zion<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her whitewashing controversy.<\/p>\n Last month, the 25-year-old actress, best known for her roles in Marty Supreme<\/em> and I Love LA<\/em>, was cast in A24\u2032s upcoming movie adaption of Holly Brickley<\/strong>\u2018s novel Deep Cuts<\/em>. However, many took issue with Odessa<\/strong>\u2018s casting<\/a> as the character of Zoe, who is of Mexican heritage and is Jewish, as the actress is white.<\/p>\n Following the backlash, Odessa<\/strong> dropped out of the movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a new interview, Odessa<\/strong> addressed the controversy.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u201cIf people knew me personally, the way a lot of OGs do that have been sticking up for me, they\u2019d know what I stand for,\u201d Odessa<\/strong> told Elle<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t want to make anybody feel any type of way. Like, that\u2019s the last thing I want to do. I don\u2019t want to offend anybody, ever.\u201d <\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t see, this actress<\/a> has been cast as Zoe in Deep Cuts after Odessa dropped out.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n