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Matt Lucas and David Walliams issue apology over Little Britain blackface
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breakingnews.ieMatt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for “playing characters of other races” in Little Britain. The series has come under fire recently because of the use of blackface make-up in some sketches.
It was removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests around the world following the death of George Floyd in the US.
Lucas and Walliams posted similar statements on Twitter on Saturday evening. Walliams said: “Matt & I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races. “Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong & we are very sorry.” In the series, Walliams sported black make-up and a large afro wig to play the overweight black woman Desiree
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