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Eiza González Confesses She Was ‘Pressured’ To Do Blackface Early In Her Career In Apology

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Actress Eiza González apologized after being confronted of images of herself wearing blackface on the telenovela Lola, Érase Una Vez in 2007.

Eiza, 30, explained in a statement that she was just a teenager when she was told to dress in the offensive costume for her role. “I am deeply sorry and ashamed about having worn blackface makeup show in images circulating,” Eiza said in her statement obtained by Page Six. “As a 15-year-old child actor on my first job in a Mexican telenovela, I was pressured against my will, and with no negotiating power, I could not advocate for myself in the situation.” Eiza, who has participated in the protests in  Los Angeles over the past weeks and vocalized her support for the Black Lives Matter movement, noted,

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