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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
Updated: 11:19 ET, Jun 2 2021
ELLIE Kemper s fans are angry the actress omitted her family s wealth and her participation in the racist Veiled Prophet Ball from her 2018 memoir, My Squirrel Days.
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Ellie Kemper wrote a memoir in 2018Credit: Getty
Following the recent scandal surrounding the actress, fans spoke out after having read Ellie s memoir and noticing that she never mentioned the Ball, despite it seemingly being an important event.
She also avoided talking about how important her grandparents are in the history of St. Louis.
The summary of the book, according to Simon and Schuster, reads: Meet Ellie, the best-intentioned redhead next door.