‘House Of Cards’ cast members cancelled an appearance on a US talk show after the host made controversial comments about blackface.
Dean Gray
October 26 2018 2:30 AM
‘House Of Cards’ cast members cancelled an appearance on a US talk show after the host made controversial comments about blackface.
Megyn Kelly apologised after suggesting it was acceptable to wear blackface as long as it was part of a Halloween costume.
The 47-year-old host of ‘Today’, one of the US’s most popular morning chat shows, later said she realised such behaviour was wrong.
There were reports last night that NBC had released her and would pay out her entire $69m (€61m) contract.
Kelly’s comments sparked a backlash after she said: “What is racist? Because truly you get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween.
“When I was a kid, that was OK as long as you were dressing up as a character.”
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