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Rebel Wilson Defends Matt Lucas Over ‘Little Britain’ Blackface Controversy

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Rebel Wilson is standing by her friend amid controversy. In an interview on “Studio 10”, the actress defended her “Bridesmaids” co-star Matt Lucas, whose show “Little Britain” was pulled from Netflix because it featured blackface.

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They obviously play many different characters on that show…He’s amazing, he’s the kindest, most decent human being ever,” Wilson said. “There’s a lot of discussion right now about what’s off-limits in comedy…where should comedians not go?” the actress was asked. “It’s really hard… because at the moment we’re in a time of hyper social justice because

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June 13, 2020Matt went onto share the same statement with fans after Little Britain was removed from several streaming services earlier this week.Netflix removed Little Britain on Friday, June 5, along with Matt and David’s other comedy Come Fly With Me from the site.While the BBC and BritBox both confirmed they had also decided to remove Little Britain saying ‘times have changed’ since the show first aired.The Daily Star reports that Netflix put a stop to reviving Little Britain, as bosses were concerned about backlash given the show’s current controversies.‘In the current climate, Netflix can’t be seen to be championing offensive comedy.
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Little Britain. The series has come under fire recently because of the use of blackface make-up in some sketches.
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Matt Lucas and David Walliams apologise for “playing characters of other races” in ‘Little Britain’
Little Britain.The comedy series, which originally aired on the BBC between 2003 and 2005, was removed from streaming services this week (June 9), including the BBC’s iPlayer.The show saw Walliams play the character, Desiree Devere, while wearing blackface. Lucas and Walliams also adopted blackface to play a pair of minstrels, while Lucas played a Thai bride called Ting Tong.Now, its stars and creators have issued an apology on Twitter.
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Little Britain has been removed from streaming services over its use of blackface characters.Netflix, Britbox and iPlayer no longer offer the comedy series, starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas, in their catalogue after criticism over the characters, which sees white men portray black people.The BBC - where the programme aired - said "times have changed".The decision to cut the series comes following the Black Lives Matter protests, which were sparked following the death of George Floyd.Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed in America after a police officer knelt on his neck.In Little Britain, Walliams sported black make-up and a large afro wig to play the overweight black woman Desiree DeVere.Lucas also used blackface to play Pastor
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protests have taken place around the world following the killing of , a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in the US.Several celebrities have made apologies for previous behaviour as the demonstrations have gathered momentum.Last week, comedian including Craig David, Michael Jackson and Trisha Goddard on sketch show Bo' Selecta, which first aired in 2002.And US late night TV host during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch 20 years ago.Starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas, Little Britain has faced criticism in recent years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white men, with characters including a Caribbean woman called Desiree and a mail-order bride named Ting Tong.A BBC spokesman said:
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