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11 Stars Whose Blackface Blunders Backfired, From Ted Danson

Don’t even consider mimicking these celebrities.

Joni Mitchell The singer posed in blackface on the quilt of her album “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter” in 1977, and later went on to justify it by saying, “I have experienced being a black guy.”

Ted Danson The “Cheers” star appeared at a N.Y. Friars Club Roast in 1993 with then-girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg carrying blackface make-up to carry out an offensive N-word-filled comedy routine.

Tom Hanks The Oscar-winning actor got here beneath fireplace in 2012 when video surfaced of a 2004 faculty fundraiser that includes Hanks and one other man carrying blackface and stereotypical African clothes. Hanks later condemned the bit as “horribly offensive.”

Tyra Banks The host of “America’s Next Top Model” took warmth, as did her present, for a photograph shoot in 2009 by which competing fashions have been made to look “biracial.” Styling strategies included the darkening of contestants’ pores and skin.

Paula Deen Following the epicure’s ouster from the Food Network within the wake of her notorious N-word controversy, Deen posted a photograph on Twitter from her present’s 2011 Halloween episode that includes her son, Bobby, dressed as Ricky Ricardo, full with brownface make-up.

Beyoncé The diva took warmth for a 2011 L’Officiel Paris cowl with an “African Queen” theme for which the pop star’s pores and skin was darkened.

Julianne Hough The singer/dancer/actress drew criticism over a 2013 Halloween costume for which she donned darkish make-up to masquerade as Uzo Aduba’s “Orange Is the New Black” character Crazy Eyes.

Shane Dawson The YouTuber recognized for his outrageous characters in 2014 was compelled to apologize for the usage of blackface in a few of his movies, together with a parody of discuss present host Wendy Williams.

Kylie Jenner Fans of the truth star jumped throughout a photograph she posted to her Instagram account from a 2015 shoot, outraged that her pores and skin gave the impression to be darkened. “This is a black light and neon lights people lets all calm down,” Jenner responded.

Luann de Lesseps The former countess and “Real Housewives of New York” star apologized for her 2017 Halloween costume as Diana Ross — regardless that she insisted that she did not really do blackface. “I had bronzer on that I wear normally like the rest of my skin,” she later informed Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live.” “So I didn’t add anything to or would ever, ever dream of doing a blackface. Ever.”

Oliver Peck The longtime “Inkmasters” star introduced he was departing the present after an outdated picture resurfaced of him carrying blackface whereas portraying an NBA participant

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