‘Lovecraft Country’ actress exposes shady skin darkening on set

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Lovecraft Country.The actress was nominated at the US Critics’ Choice Television Awards for her performance as blues singer Ruby Baptiste, in the HBO horror series.In the episode, Strange Case, Ruby wakes up after being dosed with a magical potion to find herself in the body of a white woman.Later, towards the end of the episode we see a shocking scene when Ruby rapes her white department store boss with a stiletto heel as vengeance for his attempted sexual assault of her only Black

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In a TikTok video initially posted back in February, actress Kelli Amirah described her uncomfortable experience on the set of Lovecraft Country.

HBO has said it’s “very disappointed” to learn of claims made by a Lovecraft Country actress that her skin was darkened by makeup artists.Kelli Amirah, an extra portraying a younger version of a character for a wedding photo in the fantasy horror series, last month alleged that she overheard makeup artists saying her skin tone was lighter than the older actress’.Amirah made the claims in a TikTok video, sharing before and after pictures of her on set.“I noticed my foundation is getting darker

HBO has released a statement in response to a Lovecraft Country actress’ claim that makeup artists darkened her skin color while on set.

HBO bosses say they are “disappointed” after a background actress reported having her skin darkened while appearing in an episode of “Lovecraft Country”.

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HBO said it was "very disappointed" to learn of the experience of a Lovecraft Country extra, who recently claimed that the show's makeup artists darkened her skin for an appearance on the series. "This should not have happened, and we are taking steps to ensure this doesn’t occur again in the future," the premium cable outlet said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter late Sunday night.

The discussion surrounding diversity and racism in Hollywood goes well beyond the lack of Black people in front of and behind the cameras. As was recently pointed out by an actress that served as an extra on the set of “Lovecraft Country,” sometimes the racism on set is a bit more nuanced than you might expect, especially when it comes down to colorism.

On Sunday night Michael K. Williams picked up a Critics Choice Award for his role in HBO series Lovecraft Country, and he took that opportunity to talk about the need to open up more Black stories.