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David Walliams' Halloween Costume Sparks Racism Accusations

David Walliams' Halloween Costume Sparks Racism Accusations

Some ā€œwhy would you think in a million years this was a good idea?ā€ news now, as David Walliams has come under fire for his choice of Halloween costume.

The ā€˜Britainā€™s Got Talentā€™ judge appeared to be wearing facial prosthetics and a wig as part of his Kim Jong-un outfit, which he wore to Jonathan Rossā€™s annual Halloween party.

Unsurprisingly, David has been slammed over his choice of costume, with many pointing out his use of yellow face, branding the comedian-turned-childrenā€™s author racist.

Others have pointed out that this is far from the first time David has been accused of being racially insensitive, with some his characters in his comedy sketch show ā€˜Little Britainā€™ and ā€˜Come Fly With Meā€™ relying upon racial stereotypes.

Over the course of the evening, David posed for photos with comedians like John Bishop and Michael McIntyre, as well as Alan Carr, who made headlines thanks to his outfit, which was inspired by Gemma Collins.

HuffPost UK has contacted Davidā€™s rep for comment.

Davidā€™s former co-star from ā€˜Little Britainā€™ and ā€˜Come Fly With Meā€™ Matt Lucas recently spoke out about their showsā€™ inclusion of blackface and use of white actors to portray comedy characters of other races, admitting heā€™d do things differently were the show to be made in 2017.

He said: ā€œBasically, I wouldnā€™t make that show now. It would upset people.

ā€œWe made a more cruel kind of comedy than Iā€™d do now. Society has moved on a lot since then and my own views have evolved. Now I think itā€™s lazy for white people to get a laugh just by playing black characters.ā€

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