United Kingdom, March 18 -- John Boyega doesn't regret speaking out about the racism he experienced after joining 'Star Wars'.

The 33-year-old actor was cast as Finn in the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy, and John felt it was important to speak out about the racist abuse that he endured after joining the film franchise.

The London-born actor told Us Weekly: "I just didn't like it. It just went against my point of view.

"I thought that, in my position, it's great for people to know how we are related to this. As much as I'm in this position, I still have family friends who are in the real world; [not] in this Hollywood bubble. They get affected by these issues.

"So to not speak up about it, in my position, that made no real sense to me." ...