Billy Dee Williams Says All Actors Should Be Allowed to Wear Blackface

Billy Dee Williams backs actors wearing blackface: ‘Do anything you want to do’

Billy Dee Williams is perfectly fine with actors donning blackface for a role.

‘I’m Not Gonna Be Pissed Off’: ‘Star Wars’ Actor Billy Dee Williams Defends Blackface Performances

“Star Wars” icon Billy Dee Williams said actors should be free to do blackface performances in an appearance on Bill Maher's “Club Random” podcast.

This Star Wars actor says 'why not' do blackface - here's why that's so harmful

Billy Dee Williams doesn’t realise the damage his words can have (Picture: WireImage) Billy Dee Williams has said some questionable things in the past, but defending blackface might just be the most ridiculous of them all. The film star, 87, best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back, has said he sees nothing wrong with non-Black actors wearing blackface – the offensive practice of darkening one’s skin tone to appear …

Billy Dee Williams says actors should be allowed to wear blackface - Boston News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — Actor Billy Dee Williams has said there is nothing wrong with performers wearing blackface, because “if you’re an actor, you should do anything you want to do.” Speaking to Bill Maher on the “Club Random” podcast, published Sunday, conversation on the issue began with 87-year-old Williams discussing White actor Laurence Olivier’s performance as the titular Black character in the 1965 film “Othello.” Although Olivier wore blackface, Willi…

'Star Wars' actor Billy Dee Williams says blackface should be allowed, and that he 'loved' one of its most notorious uses

Billy Dee Williams in "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker," and Laurence Olivier in costume as Othello at the Old Vic.Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd./John Downing/Staff/Daily Express/Mirrorpix via Getty ImagesBilly Dee Williams said that actors should be allowed to use blackface.The "Star Wars" actor said he loved Laurence Olivier as Othello, a blackface performance many regard with horror.Williams said "I thought it was hysterical.""Star Wars"…