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Rebel Wilson defends ‘kind human’ Matt Lucas following Little Britain blackface backlash

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Rebel Wilson has jumped to the defence of Little Britain’s Matt Lucas.Last week, Matt and his co-star David Walliams issued an apology for donning fat suits and blackface to portray characters of different ethnic backgrounds in the U.K.

sketch series, with bosses at the BBC and Netflix choosing to remove the show from streaming services. In a joint statement, the pair insisted it was “wrong” to portray characters of other races, but they continue to receive backlash from viewers, who have insisted the controversial comedy should be axed from the sites permanently.

But during an interview with Australian news programme Studio 10 on Monday, Rebel described Matt – her former roommate in Los Angeles – as the “kindest human being ever”.

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