Eiza Gonzalez is ‘deeply sorry and ashamed’ for wearing blackface on 2007 telenovela… but says she was ‘pressured against her will’ to do it Eiza was 15 when she appeared on the telenovela Lola, Érase Una Vez She also apologized for photos of herself in geisha attire during a trip to Japan The photos reemerged after … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel has broken his silence to apologize for his history of ’embarrassing’ blackface sketches – as he slammed those who he claims are using these ‘thoughtless moments’ as a weapon to diminish his criticisms of injustices. The TV host also said on Tuesday that his current absence from Jimmy Kimmel Live! had been planned … Read more
Tina Fey along with her 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock and NBCUniversal have requested to remove four episodes of the comedy series because they feature the use of blackface. Vulture first reported that the episodes were being removed from Hulu and Amazon Prime, and they weren’t available to purchase on iTunes or Google Play. Fey addressed … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Trisha Goddard reveals her shock after seeing Ant and Dec in blackface and says their judgement was ‘so undiverse’ By Sarah Packer For Mailonline Published: 07:28 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 07:29 BST, 20 June 2020 Trisha Goddard has revealed her shock over seeing Ant and Dec in blackface and says their judgement … Read more
Church REMOVES ‘Chocolate Coloured C**n’ headstones of blackface dancer GH Elliott and dance hall co-star amid backlash over ‘deeply offensive’ language Headstones are of music hall singers who performed in blackface in the 1930s They were covered up last week at St Margaret’s church in Rottingdean, Brighton Gravestones belong to entertainer GH Elliott and fellow performer … Read more
Netflix removes episode from 2015 show W/Bob and David that features actor David Cross in blackface Netflix pulled an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ 2015 comedy show on Tuesday due to a scene in which Cross plays a character in blackface The sketch, called Know Your Rights, appeared in the third episode of W/Bob … Read more
A village church will remove the ‘Chocolate covered C**n’ gravestone of 1930s entertainer GH Elliot unless relatives come forward to stop them. Dancer Elliot was thrown into the spotlight amid the Black Lives Matter movement after comedian Harry Enfield used him as an example on Radio 4’s Today programme to defend performing in blackface. Elliot’s headstone, … Read more
‘It was wrong’: Little Britain’s David Walliams and Matt Lucas apologise for their use of blackface after show was pulled from streaming in wake of Black Lives Matter protests By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 20:47 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 20:51 BST, 13 June 2020 Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas … Read more
Trisha Goddard has spoken out after Leigh Francis publicly apologised for his racist depiction of her on his Noughties show Bo’ Selecta!. The former talk show host, 62, said the comedian, 47, was ‘absolutely horrified’ to learn how her daughters, Madison, 27, and Billie, 30, endured ‘vicious bullying’ from classmates due to the caricature portrayed … Read more
Nick Robinson has apologised after Harry Enfield said ‘c**n’ live on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme while defending his own use of blackface. The comedian angered some Today listeners after using the word ‘c**n’ during a debate about the use of blackface in comedy with comedian Ava Vidal, as a wave of anti-racism protests sweep … Read more