Alison Brie regrets voicing Asian character Diane Nguyen on Bojack Horseman

Alison Brie bid farewell to her role as Diane Nguyen after six seasons, when BoJack Horseman ended in January. 

But the Golden Globe nominee recently answered for the casting choice, following similar situations with Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate.

She took to Instagram with a statement Friday, apologizing for her portrayal of the Asian character on the animated Netflix series.

The 37-year-old wrote: ‘In hindsight, I wish that I didn’t voice the character of Diane Nguyen. I now understand that people of color, should always voice people of color.

‘We missed a great opportunity to represent the Vietnamese-American community accurately and respectfully, and for that I am truly sorry. 

‘I applaud all those who stepped away from their voiceover roles in recent days. I have learned a lot from them.’

She voiced the Vietnamese-American ghostwriter for the entire run of the series, which premiered in 2014.

BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg addressed the controversial casting choice earlier this week on Twitter. 

He wrote in the thread: ‘The intention behind the character is I wanted to write AWAY from stereotypes and create an Asian American character who wasn’t defined solely by her race. 

‘But I went too far in the other direction. We are all defined SOMEWHAT by our race! Of course we are! It is part of us!’

It comes after Jenny Slate stepped down after three seasons of voicing biracial character Missy on Netflix’s Big Mouth.

She wrote on Instagram: ‘Ending my portrayal of “Missy” is one step in a life-long process of uncovering the racism in my actions.’ 

Kristen Bell followed suit, stepping down from her role as Molly Tillerman on Apple TV+’s animated musical series Central Park.

She also posted a statement to Instagram: ‘I am happy to relinquish this role to someone who can give a much more accurate portrayal and I will commit to learning, growing and doing my part for equality and inclusion.’