"Cross" Star Aldis Hodge's Reaction To James Patterson Turning Down Millions To Keep The Character Black Is Honestly Priceless

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"Here’s an interesting thing about the Hollywood Cross stuff," James said. "When I wrote the first Alex Cross book, I didn’t have a lot of money, and Hollywood came calling — knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. They offered seven figures, and I did not have a lot of money. They said, 'We just want one change; we want Alex to be a white guy.' And I said, 'Fuck you.'"

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