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Actress Ellie Kemper facing backlash after photos surface of her as Queen of Veiled Prophet Ball The 41-year-old actress’ involvement in the ball, which has long been accused of being racist, elitist and exclusionary, became a trending topic on Twitter this week
Author of the article: Emma Sandri
Publishing date: Jun 02, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • Actress Ellie Kemper attends the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in California. Photo by Jason Merritt /Getty Images
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Ellie Kemper’s Veiled Prophet Ball ‘could be CANCELED’ after actress was slammed for once being Queen of ‘racist’ event
Jessica Finn
Updated: 15:24 ET, Jun 3 2021
ELLIE Kemper was slammed over the weekend for being crowned Queen of an allegedly racist event in 1999, which might be canceled this year.
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star was trending on Twitter after a photo emerged of her at 19-years-old being crowned the winner of the Veiled Prophet Ball – an event with an allegedly racist history.
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The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star was mired in controversy after an old photo of her emergedCredit: Getty