HBO darkened the skin of an extra appearing on their show 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.

Amirah said there was “no mention” of her being “too light” when she was cast or went into her fitting. And when she first heard the make up artists discussing it, she writes, “I thought ‘maybe they just meant a couple shades.’ I’m sure it won’t be much more than a tan. And then they just kept painting me darker.”

“So here I am, in the makeup trailer of a major network production with the lead stars of the show, and they’re putting me in blackface,” she writes. “Now as this was happening I had so many conflicting thoughts in my head. This is wrong. Why did they hire me. I should say something. What would I say? What would happen? If I hold up this production how much money goes down the drain. What will be my repercussions?”

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