While it was never confirmed, King not only shut down the rumor, but went so far as to take her Twitter private due to the backlash.
The Netflix series is a live-action version of the animated series of the same name, which aired on Nickelodeon for three seasons from 2005 to 2008.
When the live-action remake was announced, original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko said they would adapt the original animated show with "a culturally-appropriate, non-whitewashed cast." The Last Airbender, the 2010 live-action movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan based on the iconic series was heavily criticized due to the whitewashing of its characters, which is one reason why the tweet about King's involvement as Katara went viral.
Twitter user @MariahHarmonyX posted a screengrab of King's tweet, adding that she, "had to go private because someone made up a rumour about her playing Katara."
"I have 0 involvement in this project and didn’t know this project even existed until I logged onto twitter today and my timeline was floooded with these rumors," King began.
"I do not believe a white woman should play a character of color. Not me or any white woman for that matter," King concluded.
While King did not give a reason for going private on Twitter, it happened shortly after her debunking of the Avatar: The Last Airbender rumor.
The news comes as original Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko revealed on social media that they were leaving the live-action series. While no specifics were given, DiMartino said they both left the project in June, after two years of development.
King is coming off The Kissing Booth 2, which just recently debuted on Netflix, with the actress and the rest of the cast announcing a third movie as well, which has already been filmed.
She also has Camp in post-production, starring alongside Annalise Basson, Nolan Gould and Horatio Sanz.
The 21-year-old actor has also reportedly signed on to play an assassin alongside Brad Pitt in an action-thriller entitled Bullet Train, according to a Deadline report.
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