Snapchat Pulls Juneteenth ‘Smile and Break the Chains’ Selfie Filter After Backlash

Halle Berry is apologizing after facing significant public criticism over her desire to play a transgender person in a new film.

Halle Berry caused quite the outrage on social media when she expressed interest in portraying a transgender male character in a new film. Furthermore, she is also in hot water for misgendering the said character! It all started with a new Instagram Live interview she did with hairstylist Christin Brown.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDuring an interview with hairstylist Christin Brown on Instagram Live, Halle Berry talked about a lot of things including her hair journey throughout her career and her upcoming directorial debut with Bruised. Then she spoke about a role that was pitched to her: a transgender man.

Jordan Moreau Halle Berry has pulled out of a role in an upcoming film in which she’d play a transgender character after facing backlash online.In an Instagram live interview on Friday, the actor said she had been preparing for the role, but had not been officially cast.“[It’s] a character where the woman is a trans character, so she’s a woman that transitioned into a man. She’s a character in a project I love that I might be doing,” Berry had said.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorConsidering the wave of controversy around Russell Simmons’ appearance on “The Breakfast Club” radio show earlier this month, many people were surprised that the entrepreneur — who has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by at least 20 women — was featured on the podcast and video series “Drink Champs,” which airs on Tidal and Revolt TV.Following a backlash from many people online, including some of those accusers — notably Sil Lai Abrams, who has accused

Kenya Moore spent the Juneteenth together with Eva Marcille and Kandi Burruss and she made sure to document their gathering on her social media account. Check out the pics below.

What was Snapchat THINKING?!

This SnapChat #Juneteenth filter is…um…interesting. Smile to break the chains? Okay then.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnapchat has removed the app’s selfie filter — meant to celebrate Juneteenth — that asked users to “smile and break the chains” to unlock the augmented-reality animation.Representatives for Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, did not immediately provide comment.After the filter launched Friday morning, users began commenting on the odd way in which Snapchat was using the filter to “celebrate” Juneteenth.“This SnapChat #Juneteenth filter is…um…interesting,”

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