During her conversation with Vulture, Newton claimed that the producer used racial stereotypes during their meeting, which contributed to her decision to refuse the opportunity.

“One of the biggest movies I didn’t end up doing was because the director said to me, ‘I can’t wait for this. The first shot is going to be … You’re going to think it’s like yellow lines down a road, and you pull back and you realize it’s the stitching, because the denim is so tight on your ass it’s going to look like tarmac.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t think we’re going to go down this road together,’” Newton said.

The actor said that she then had a meeting with the head of the studio. “She said, ‘Look, I don’t mean to be politically incorrect, but the character as written and you playing the role, I just feel like we’ve got to make sure that it’s believable’” Newton noted. “‘I was like, ‘What do you mean? What changes would you have to make?’ She’s like, ‘Well, you know, the character, as written, she’s been to university and is educated.’ I’m like, ‘I’ve been to university. I went to Cambridge.’ She went, “Yeah, but you’re different.’”

Newton continued: “She’s like, ‘Maybe there could be a scene where you’re in a bar and she gets up on a table and starts shaking her booty.’ She’s basically reeling off these stereotypes of how to be more convincing as a Black character. Everything she said, I was like, ‘Nah, I wouldn’t do that.’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, but you’re different. You’re different.’ That was Amy Pascal.”

“That’s not really a surprise, is it? Let’s face it: I didn’t do the movie as a result,” Newton admitted.

When asked what movie it was, Newton revealed it was Charlie’s Angels. “It was a big deal for me. Vogue had called to ask us to be on the cover, the three of us. But I just couldn’t do it,” she confessed. “I didn’t want to be put in a position where I was objectified. That just didn’t feel good. This is a long time ago anyway, and all those girls are brilliant. But if that was me now, I’d want to disrupt rather than run away. I think that’s probably the change in me.”

Pascal revealed in a statement that she was “horrified to hear” about Newton’s description of their meeting. “While I take her words seriously, I have no recollection of the events she describes, nor do any of her representatives who were present at that casting session,” she said, according to Vulture.

“I’ve long considered Thandie a friend,” Pascal added. “I’m thankful that I’ve had the chance to make movies with her; and I hope to work with her again in the future.”

Pascal exited her role from Sony Pictures in 2015 after an email hack revealed that she sent inappropriate emails that included racist jokes about former President Barack Obama’s taste in films, according to CNN. Since, she launched her own film company, Pascal Pictures.

Newsweek did not receive comment from Thandie Newton or Amy Pascal at the time of publication.