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Jesy Nelson addresses 'blackfishing' accusations: 'I would never do anything intentionally'

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Jesy Nelson addressed accusations that she was "blackfishing" in her most recent music video during an Instagram Live on Monday.

The 30-year-old singer, who was previously a part of Little Mix, came under fire after social media users claimed Nelson had tanned her skin to appear darker in an attempt to be seen as biracial in the music video for "Boyz" with Nicki Minaj. "I personally want to say that my intention was never ever to offend people of color with this video and my song because like I said, growing up as a young girl, this is the music that I listened to," Nelson said during the sit-down with Minaj. "These are the videos that I watched and thought were the best," she added.

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