Lionsgate will not remove an episode of “Mad Men” with one of its actors in blackface and will instead add a disclaimer at the beginning of the show, the company told Deadline in a statement. The controversial third season clip features John Slattery character Roger Sterling in black face makeup …
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Hulu removed a 1988 episode of “The Golden Girls” in which actresses Betty White and Rue McClanahan wear black clay on their faces, according to various reports on Monday, and the decision sparked a backlash on social media. In the episode in question, titled “Mixed Blessing,” Beaothy’s son Dorothy plans …
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YouTube star PewDiePie has come to the defense of his colleague Jenna Marbles, who is famous on social media. Marbles, 33, announced Thursday that he was leaving the platform, where he has more than 20.2 million followers, after facing a backlash over past videos using blackface. However, the reaction was …
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Hulu has removed three episodes of the medical comedy “Scrubs” from its streaming platforms because the episodes featured characters in blackface. The show’s creator, Bill Lawrence, had asked Hulu to remove the episodes. Variety reported Wednesday that the episodes, two from season 5 and one from season 3, were removed …
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Tina Fey asked streaming platforms to remove “30 Rock” episodes that included blackface and her request is honored, according to Vulture. Four episodes of the hit NBC show are being removed from Hulu and Amazon Prime and are no longer available for purchase on iTunes and Google Plus. The change …
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