Ellie Kemper Apologizes For Participation In Debutante Ball With Racist, Anti-Semitic Origins: “Ignorance Is No Excuse”
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deadline.comEllie Kemper has responded to the recent surfacing of her participation in a St. Louis debutante ball that has origins in early 20th Century racism and anti-Semitism, with the former Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star saying she was not aware of the event’s history but that “ignorance is no excuse.”In an Instagram post today, Kemper, who competed in the 1999 Veiled Prophet Ball during her freshman year at Princeton University, wrote, “I unequivocally deplore, denounce, and reject white supremacy.
At the same time, I acknowledge that because of my race and my privilege, I am the beneficiary or a system that has dispensed unequal justice and unequal rewards.”Read the entire statement below.The actor’s participation in the ball – she was crowned
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