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Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page responds to rumours he 'lost out on role due to race'
Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page has appeared to have spoken out after being reportedly passed over for a role because of his race.According to The Hollywood Reporter, before he shot to fame as the handsome Duke of Hastings on Shonda Rhimes breakout show, Regé auditioned for the role of Superman’s grandfather on the Syfy show Krypton.However, he was passed over for the role reportedly because an executive argued the part could not be played by a Black actor.In a statement to THR, a representative for the executive, Geoffrey Johns, defended the casting decision by saying “Superman could not have a Black grandfather.”Geoffrey said that he “believed fans expected the character to look like a young Henry Cavill,” who is white and plays Superman in