Halle Berry has pulled out of a role in an upcoming film in which she'd play a transgender character after facing backlash online.

In an Instagram live interview on Friday, the actor said she had been preparing for the role, but had not been officially cast.

`[It's] a character where the woman is a trans character, so she's a woman that transitioned into a man. She's a character in a project I love that I might be doing,` Berry had said. She added that she wanted to take a `deep dive` into `that world,` likely referring to the trans community.

However, Berry faced backlash online after misgendering the character multiple times during the interview. `Who this woman was is so interesting to me, and that will probably be my next project,` she said.

On Monday night, she issued an apology and pulled out of the role, saying `the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories.`

Berry's comments caught the attention of the Twitter account for the Netflix documentary `Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen,` which was released last month and examines Hollywood's portrayal of transgender people and their stories.

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Halle Berry has pulled out of the running to play a transgender character in an upcoming film. The star was hit with a wave of criticism on social media for initially considering the role and repeatedly misgendering the character she was set to play. Read her apology, at the link in bio. (📸: @gettyentertainment)

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In recent years, cisgender actors have faced controversy over playing transgender characters. In 2018, Scarlett Johansson was cast as a transgender character in the film `Rub and Tug,` sparking backlash from trans rights groups and activists. A week later, she exited the role.