VIDEO : Disney Responds To 'Aladdin' Brown-Face Reports

Disney's live-action "Aladdin" has gotten caught up in a new controversy. UK media outlets report that approximately 100 of the reported 500 extras working on the film are white performers who are being painted in brown face. In response to the reports, Disney released a statement, saying, ?Great care was taken to put together one of the largest most diverse casts ever seen on screen. Diversity of our cast and background performers was a requirement and only in a handful of instances when it was a matter of specialty skills, safety and control (special effects rigs, stunt performers and handling of animals) were crew made up to blend in.? Disney's "Aladdin" hits theaters May 24, 2019.