DISNEY announced last week that two important characters from the forthcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series had been cast, after a lengthy casting process. Aryan Simhadri will play satyr Grover Underwood, while Leah Sava Jeffries will play Athena's demi-god daughter Annabeth Chase. The two will join Walker Scobell, who stars as the titular Percy Jackson. While the majority of Percy Jackson fans are thrilled that Annabeth will be portrayed by a Black actor, there are many who were upset by Jeffries' casting, resulting in the 12-year-old being subjected to bullying online.Percy Jackson series author Rick Riordan has come out to condemn the racist response on social media. Riordan defe
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