Amelia Hamelin defended herself after fans on social media accused her of “blackfishing” in a recent post.
The 19-year-old daughter of “housewives” star Lisa Rinna and actor Harry Hamelin posted a series of photos on Instagram where her skin tone appeared darker in many shades than her natural complexion.
“I got the whiplash …” he said, giving the photos. Followers noticed that his color seemed unnatural and cunning.
“Blackfishing” is a term that means to carefully change someone’s appearance to make them look black or racially obscure.
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“I am getting a lot of comments regarding my last photo. I am being told that I am a ‘black fishing’ – thank you for educating me on this subject. I recently went on vacation in the sun, and with my Italian heritage I Just tan easily, ”the model wrote on her stories.
Amelia Hamelin denies allegations of ‘blackfishing’ on social media.
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“There’s no self-tanner included. Or intended to look darker than my own skin color,” explained Hamley. “I had so much fun creating this look without any malicious intent or crime,”
Hamley has since closed the comments section.
The vacation they are referring to is with her rumored boyfriend Scott Disc, 37, of Miami, Fla.
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Disk shared three children with his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Kardashian.
