Billy Dee Williams Says Actors Shouldn't Get In Trouble For Doing Blackface
HuffPost
“If you’re an actor, you should do anything you want to do," Williams said during an appearance on Bill Maher's podcast.
Billy Dee Williams told Bill Maher he’s fine with actors doing blackface.
Williams made the comment while praising Laurence Olivier’s portrayal of Othello during an appearance on Sunday’s episode of “Club Random with Bill Maher.”
“When he did Othello, I fell out laughing,” Williams said of Olivier, who wore blackface in the 1965 screen adaptation of “Othello,” the Shakespearean tragedy.
“He stuck his ass out and walked around because Black people are supposed to have big asses,” the “Star Wars” actor went on, prompting Maher to jokingly reference the controversy Bradley Cooper received for wearing a prosthetic nose to play composer Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro.”
Williams then continued to applaud Olivier’s performance, saying, “I thought it was hysterical. I loved it.”
The "Substance" actor also revealed how she's "redefined" the negative title he once gave her.
"Imagine the MAGA Outrage if MSNBC were to pay Hunter Biden for a primetime show during Biden’s presidency," one person noted in reaction to the news.
The press secretary was astonishingly candid about her boss in the cleverly-edited “Late Night” bit.
The "Tonight Show" host also made a prediction about the president.
The late night host shows how right-wingers haven't thought this one through.
The "Late Show" host also taunted the billionaire over his signature product.
The late-night host linked Lamar’s rap feud with Drake to an unexpected political clash — before delivering his own punchline.
Social media users accused Musgraves of "looking pissed" after Beyoncé beat her out for the Best Country Album award.
The “Daily Show” host was so annoyed by this failing tactic that he did a quick aside to beg Democrats to “stop f**king” doing it.
The 34-year-old son of the NBA legend was booked in an Orange County, Florida jail.
The "Dream Scenario" star delivered an impassioned plea to fellow actors and filmmakers Sunday about "not letting robots dream for us."
Scarlett Pavlovich, who previously accused the “Coraline” author in a Vulture article, also sued Gaiman’s estranged wife, Amanda Palmer.
"People are wondering why Trump would start a war with our closest allies," the comic said.