Leigh Francis

Keith Lemon actor Leigh Francis has apologized for the play of the Black People in his 2000 Channel 4 show Bo' Selecta.

With the help of masks, the white actor versions of Michael Jackson , Craig David and Mel B . Leigh created exaggerated says that when The Show started, in 2002, he was "think anything about it. "

In The Show , White Stars such as Kelly Osbourne , Elton John and Lorraine Kelly were the sitters in a similar manner.

Leigh 's apology was prompted, he says, "with a strange couple of days. "

Since may 25, 2020 Black matter

These Lives were in reaction to The Killing of unarmed Black Man , George Floyd, in Minneapolis.

"I sat there and thought about things and what I could post to try and help things," Leigh says in a video posted on Instagram.

"people have to Say Anything . I'm not going to blame Other People ," he says.

"I talk with Some People and I didn't know how offensive it was, at the time, and I just want to ask just to have an excuse. "

he says He is a "Big Fan " of all people, he played in his show.

"I think we are all on a learning journey. "

Some People , including ex-Premier League footballer John Barnes , said that the character on Bo' Selecta ' were problematic.

It was also the excuse for the white actor David Walliams and Matt Lucas to The Black and non-white characters portrayed in their TV shows from the same time.

Matt Lucas Last Year , said that if Little were Britain, he and Walliams black characters would not play.

"I wouldn't make that show now,"

"We have a more cruel type of comedy than I would do it now. The company has since developed a whole lot, and My Own views. "

Earlier in the year 2020, there will be more as The Big Night , the a Little Britain sketch.

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