VIDEO : 'Star Wars' Actress Kelly Marie Tran Pens Op-Ed On Racist And Sexist Online Harrassment

Actress Kelly Marie Tran ? who plays Rose Tico in "The Last Jedi" ? deleted all of her Instagram posts after receiving online harassment for months.

In a powerful op-ed published in The New York Times on Tuesday, Tran addressed the racist and sexist online harassment she experienced.

Business Insider says Tran faced racism and sexism online surrounding her casting in "The Last Jedi." Tran also went into more detail about the dark period that the words said to her online provoked.

"I thought, 'Oh, maybe if I was thinner' or 'Maybe if I grow out my hair' and, worst of all, 'Maybe if I wasn't Asian.'"