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Little Britain’s David Walliams and Matt Lucas 'regret' blackface and apologise as shows are pulled

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Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have issued an apology for performing in blackface in their sketch shows.

Britain’s Got Talent judge David, 48, and comedian Matt, 46, each shared statements on their Twitter pages on Saturday 13 June, saying they “regret” their performances after Little Britain and Come Fly With Me were pulled from BBC iPlayer, Netflix and BritBox.

David wrote: “David and I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races. “Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong and we are very sorry.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

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