‘Riverdale’ Star K.J. Apa to Replace Kian Lawley in ‘The Hate U Give’

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Apa, the star of The CW’s Riverdale, will replace disgraced actor Kian Lawley in Fox 2000’s The Hate U Give.In February, Lawley was cut from the film after a video of him making racially charged jokes and using racist slurs surfaced online.The project wrapped filming in November, but the studio decided to undergo re-shoots in order to remove Lawley from the movie.

A release date has yet to be set for the feature.The Hate U Give is based on the young adult novel by Angie Thomas.

The story follows Starr, a young woman drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of…

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