Make-Up Artist Transforms Into Kobe Bryant, Old Video Leaves Internet Divided

It was originally posted on TikTok by the make-up artist on her account. She clarified in the post that this is tribute to the basketball player and not an imitation.

An old video of a make-up artist transforming herself into basketball legend Kobe Bryant is again making the rounds on the internet. The now-viral video has divided the internet with many people criticising the woman for the blackface, which in theatre is a form of make-up used predominantly by non-black people to portray a caricature of a black person. However, the act is not seen simply as putting on make-up but also invokes a racist and painful history. ain't no way bruh pic.twitter.com/exfRFebp66

The video was shared by an account with the handle @fbgswiper on Twitter. In the short clip, the woman is seen using prosthetics on her nose and then applying layers of make-up on her skin. She also uses make-up products to recreate his eyebrows, beard and hair. It was originally posted on TikTok by the make-up artist on her account. She clarified in the post that this is tribute to the basketball player and not an imitation, according to users on Twitter.

Since being shared, the video has, however, divided the internet.