{"id":126720,"date":"2024-04-09T03:14:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/billy-dee-williams-says-all-actors-should-be-allowed-to-wear-blackface\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T06:30:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T06:30:13","slug":"billy-dee-williams-says-all-actors-should-be-allowed-to-wear-blackface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/billy-dee-williams-says-all-actors-should-be-allowed-to-wear-blackface\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Dee Williams Says All Actors Should Be Allowed to Wear Blackface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-734452ea8db55318218d50da83851865\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-428d4eeb-352b-4dc2-af3b-26f6ef5c1b7b-1621413365-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><button id=\"video-player-428d4eeb-352b-4dc2-af3b-26f6ef5c1b7b-1621413365-play-btn\" class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/01\/16by9\/2024\/04\/09\/0180984f1aac446b93ef5ca63e193f98_md.jpg\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Club Random with Bill Maher<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-734452ea8db55318218d50da83851865--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e45f71e1244a1d6dacfff29613e93466\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/billy-dee-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Billy Dee Williams<\/strong><\/a> made his stance on actors in blackface clear &#8230; saying he is all good with it, &#8216;trigger appearing is appearing &#8212; and an actor ought to be capable of do what they need of their craft.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e45f71e1244a1d6dacfff29613e93466--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59b780ef3104f6577ba511cdf938cbf0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; alum dished his ideas on this throughout Sunday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jEWNzLJJ0Jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Club Random&#8221; <\/strong><\/a>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bill-maher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bill Maher<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; this as he praised <strong>Laurence Olivier<\/strong>&#8216;s efficiency in 1965&#8217;s &#8220;Othello&#8221; &#8230; wherein the late star, who was white, wore blackface to play the titular lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59b780ef3104f6577ba511cdf938cbf0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aaaae4de614127230e95fc5cc5f0fd83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \"><\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-aaaae4de614127230e95fc5cc5f0fd83--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-be5cd8fdc42d577dd2d3a2b3dce10f56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Billy stated Olivier&#8217;s efficiency left him laughing out loud, as a result of LO was lambasting stereotypes related to Black of us &#8212; and he says he discovered it humorous versus offensive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-be5cd8fdc42d577dd2d3a2b3dce10f56--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a875783861ef7174b0f655fac33224ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">When Maher pushed again a bit &#8212; noting you could not get away with that at the moment &#8212; Billy incredulously asks &#8230; why not??? In his view, anybody ought to be capable of rock blackface &#8212; as long as it is in an appearing capability and it is meant to painting one other character.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a875783861ef7174b0f655fac33224ca--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9ef7569260c6c266db5c7a05ac3668c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \"><\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9ef7569260c6c266db5c7a05ac3668c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e562ba136955cb22cd16cd1fafe7f633\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Billy and Bill get right into a backwards and forwards over the outrage expressed today over this &#8212; in fact, many have known as blackface extremely racist, and it is broadly seen as taboo &#8212; and ultimately &#8230; Billy ends by speaking about not eager to stay in a victimhood mentality.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e562ba136955cb22cd16cd1fafe7f633--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-240288799b5003385ffde153b35726ad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">It&#8217;s an attention-grabbing chat for positive, and it feels like BM and BDW discovered frequent floor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-240288799b5003385ffde153b35726ad--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ccf25fe4eed52b8d794ca8daa2a09c1f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \"><\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ccf25fe4eed52b8d794ca8daa2a09c1f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dc7424022524086cbc80cab14cda9352\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">On the difficulty of blackface, although &#8230; Lando says he ain&#8217;t sweating it. With that stated &#8230; we do not see anybody severe leaping on this bandwagon anytime quickly &#8212; most likely for the perfect.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dc7424022524086cbc80cab14cda9352--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material Club Random with Bill Maher Billy Dee Williams made his stance on actors in blackface clear &#8230; saying he is all good with it, &#8216;trigger appearing is appearing &#8212; and an actor ought to be capable of do what they need of their craft. 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