Devil Wears Prada Sequel Faces Backlash in China

0:00On April 22nd, the Devil Weir's proudest sequel is stirring up major backlash in China over a new Asian assistant character named Jin Chao. In a promo clip, she's shown as this nerdy Yale grad with a 3.86 GPA, played by Helen Jay Shin. Folks online misheard her name as Qin Chou, which sounds way too close to the old racist slur. Qin Chong, and now it's blowing up as a Hollywood, stereotype. The original movie dropped back in 2006 and became a huge hit in China when it screened there in 2007, pulling in over 1.1 million pounds its first week. It's got cult status now, with hundreds of thousands of fans rating it 8.2 out of 10 on local sites. Chinese social media users are fired up, calling out the name in her frumpy fashion look as insulting, especially for someone in the style world. One said they've lived in the US for years and can't excuse it, scrapping plans to see the film, others slammed it as clueless or deliberate racism.

1:00But plenty are pushing back, saying linking Jin Chao to a slur is a stretch and wreaks of insecurity. No one's from producers, stars, or the director yet, on the drama. With the movie hitting Chinese theaters, April 30th, and nearly 40,000 already adding into watch lists, this controversy might just amp up. The buzz even more. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.