Halle Berry Won't Be Playing a Trans Character

After hearing the LGBTQ+ community's concerns, acting legend and Academy Award winner Halle Berry is no longer considering taking on the role of a trans man in an upcoming film. 

Last week, during an Instagram Live conversation with her friend and hairstylist Christin Brown, Berry revealed that she was thinking about possibly playing a transgender man in an upcoming, unnamed film project. 

"I'm thinking of playing a character where this woman is transgender," the X-Men and John Wick star said when asked by Brown if she would ever go back to having the short hairstyle she was known for in the early 2000s. "So my hair is going to have to be...she's a woman that transitions into a man, so my hair is going to have to be really short." 

She continued:

"When this was pitched to me I thought if I'm going to do another movie that's the role that I want to play. I want to experience that world, I want to understand that world." 

Considering the lackluster history of trans representation and visibility in the entertainment industry, and how actual queer and trans actors still don't get cast in enough roles, the rightful backlash Berry, a cis woman, faced from social media was quick.

But it looks like Berry has taken all of the criticism in stride, and is now apologizing for it.

"Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks," Berry wrote in a statement posted to her social media accounts on Monday night. "As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories."

Promising to be a better ally to trans folks, she continued: 

"I am grateful for the guidance and critical conversation over the past few days and I will continue to listen, educate, and learn from this mistake. I vow to be an ally in using my voice to promote better representation on-screen, both in front of and behind the camera."

Other celebs out there, take note. THIS is what taking feedback, apologizing, and moving forward in the best possible is supposed to look like!