Marvel star Chloe Bennet blames 'racist' Hollywood for name change

Actress Chloe Bennet claims she was forced to change her surname because "Hollywood is racist" and producers "wouldn't cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable".

The 25-year-old, best known for her role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, changed her surname from Wang to Bennet after struggling to secure roles in the early part of her career.
Chloe Bennet, born Chloé Wang, replied to a fan's query about her name change in an Instagram post: "Changing my last name doesn't change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin, or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese.

It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn't cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable," continued Bennet, who plays superhero Daisy Johnson in the ABC series. "I'm doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work".