“It was a careless moment, one I’m ashamed and embarrassed by, but vow to continue to learn from.”
Alia Shawkat issued a lengthy apology after a video of her using the n-word resurfaced on social media.
The “Arrested Development” and “Search Party” actress has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 25. However, people called her support into question after uncovering a video of her using the racial slur during an SXSW panel in 2016.
The word came up while she was quoting the lyrics to a song, but people were quick to hold her accountable nonetheless, and she was just as quick to hold herself accountable.
“I am deeply sorry and I take full responsibility,” she began an apology posted on Twitter. “It was a careless moment, one I’m ashamed and embarrassed by, but vow to continue to learn from.
