Blac Chyna 'can cope with Pardon Me backlash'
Blac Chyna didn't have any hesitations about starring in Pardon Me.
Blac Chyna put her "personal beliefs" aside to star in Pardon Me.
The 37-year-old star plays anti-abortion activist Bevelyn B. Williams in the new biographical film, and although the subject matter is contentious, Chyna has been able to handle the "backlash".
The actress - who has King, 12, and Dream, eight - told People: "Pardon Me is definitely something that has shaped my perspective and let me know that I can play a lead role.
"I could tap into another person because it’s a difference when you have a character, but you can make it your own. And I feel like playing somebody might be the hardest in my mind to master, but I feel like I mastered it.
"I have my own personal beliefs and whatnot. I’m not going to get into it, but I feel like with any actress, you have to put all that aside.
"Sometimes I’ll watch a movie and then I’ll see the person [and] I’m like, ‘I don’t like that person.’ [But] I’m like, ‘Wait, oh, that was just a character. Sorry. No, I like you.’ So, we have to keep in mind, too, that I am playing a character because I have gotten a little bit of backlash from it, but it’s nothing I can’t handle."
Chyna didn't have any hesitations about starring in the film.
The actress - who now goes by her birth name, Angela White - actually found her role in the movie to be "empowering".
She shared: "The decision for me to play this role was easy. I knew that it would probably stir up a few things because of the message and what she stands for and that's exactly why I did it.
"I feel as though it's very empowering to step into these roles because the thing about it is when you are in the entertainment industry, a lot of times they want you to act a certain way or you're supposed to be a certain type of way for a different type of crowd.
"But that's not how it works, that's not how leadership is. I've walked so a lot of people can run in this industry."
