House of Cards cast cancel Megyn Kelly show appearance over Blackface comments
Cast members were due to appear on the TV host's NBC show
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Your support makes all the difference.With controversy looming over Megyn Kelly, the cast of House of Cards have pulled out of an appearance on the host’s NBC show.
Showrunners Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson, along with some cast members, were expected to appear on Megyn Kelly Today to promote the Netflix show’s upcoming sixth and final season, Deadline reports.
Kelly has been at the centre of a media storm after making inappropriate comments about wearing blackface on Halloween.
A panel were discussing a university campus’s attempt to discourage offensive costumes when she pondered: “What is racist? Because you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween.”
Following an outcry on social media, Kelly apologised for the comments: “Today is one of those days where listening carefully to other points of view, including from friends and colleagues, is leading me to rethink my own views.”
The former Fox News anchor added that she now realises that she was “indeed wrong” and that “the history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent, the wounds too deep.”
Meanwhile, the cast of House of Cards have been making limited media appearances following the departure of Kevin Spacey from the show. The former leading actor has been accused by multiple men of sexual assault, allegations he has denied.
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