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‘Percy Jackson’ author Rick Riordan slams backlash at Annabeth casting: ‘Friends, that is racism’

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Author Rick Riordan has strong words for fans upset about the casting of Leah Jeffries as Annabeth Chase in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."

     
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