File under "You Had One Job." ABC apologized for making a goof this week when it confused Quantico star Priyanka Chopra with another Indian actress in a promo for Nightline. For the record, there is currently only one Indian lead actress on all of network television -- on ABC, for that matter -- and they still got it wrong.
ABC Apologizes for Confusing 'Quantico's' Priyanka Chopra With Another Indian Actress
Chopra was on Nightline to talk about her starring role on Quantico. However, during the introduction to the segment, the show mistakenly showed images of fellow Indian acdtress Yukta Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World in 1999, the year before Chopra won the title. Oops.
The mistake was quickly pointed out on social media:
Uh oh, @Nightline! That's Yukta Mookhey when she was crowned Miss World. Not @priyankachopra! pic.twitter.com/6WDFcc8LSr
— HighHeelConfidential (@HHCGuiltFree) September 29, 2015Priyanka LOL'd at the goof:
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) September 29, 2015And Nightline apologized to Chopra and issued the corrected story:
Our sincerest apologies @priyankachopra . Here is the corrected story: http://t.co/9IYV8kXfbn
— Nightline (@Nightline) September 29, 2015Ironically, the segment was titled "How 'Quantico Star Priyanka Chopra Dealt With Race Issues," and discussed some of the challenges she faces as an Indian actress trying to make it in America. Challenges that include, perhaps, being mistaken for other Indian performers.
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