U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry Thursday after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson.



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‘This was really not what could truly be construed as blackface,’ Mike Lawler claimed during his apology

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U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where

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U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson

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New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume, which he called an “homage”, after The New York Times reported that he wore blackface as a college student in 2006.

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GOP Rep. Lawler acknowledges darkening his face as part of Michael Jackson Halloween costume after photo surfaces

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry Thursday after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson.

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By Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson Halloween costume, which he called an “homage”, after The New York Times reported Thursday that he wore blackface as a college student in 2006. In a statement to CNN, Lawler explained: “My costume was intended as the sincerest form of flattery, a genuine homage to one of my childhood id…

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By Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Eric Bradner, CNN Washington (CNN) — New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson Halloween costume, which he called an “homage,” after The New York Times reported Thursday that he wore blackface as a college student in 2006. “Obviously I can’t change what happened 18 years ago,” Lawler said in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Thursday night. …

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Freshman GOP Rep. Mike Lawler said Thursday he let his enthusiasm as a Michael Jackson "super fan" get the best of him after old photos of him posing as the "Thriller" hitmaker while in blackface at a Halloween party were reported by the New York Times.

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"The ugly practice of blackface was the furthest thing from my mind," the New York Republican said.

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Photos taken of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) while in college nearly 20 years ago show him wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume portraying pop star Michael Jackson, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The news outlet, which obtained the photos, reported he wore the costume during October 2006 while he was attending…

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