Brad Pitt’s rumored girlfriend Alia Shawkat is blasted for using the N-word in resurfaced 2016 video – as the actress admits she is ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ in online apology
- Last week, a Twitter user shared a video of Alia, 31, speaking at a South by Southwest panel in 2016
- She quote a Drake lyric, saying, ‘N**** we made it!’
- After it was brought to her attention, she shared a lengthy apology on Instagram
- She said it was ‘careless’ and she is ‘ashamed’ and ’embarrassed’ and she is learning how to be a better ally
- ‘We as non-black people must all take responsibility for the inactivity we’ve been comfortable to sit with that has so long,’ she said. ‘Silence is violence.’
Arrested Development star Alia Shawkat has publicly apologized after a video of her using the N word in 2016 resurfaced on Twitter.
The video shows the the 31-year-old casually throwing the slur around at a panel at South by Southwest, and seems to have flown under the radar until this week, when a Twitter user tweeted the clip at her and warned her to ‘watch herself.’
Shawkat, who is rumored to have just moved in with Brad Pitt, 56, responded on Instagram last night,
On camera: Last week, a Twitter user shared a video of Alia Shawkat, 31, speaking at a South by Southwest panel in 2016
Shawkat is telling a story when she quotes a Drake lyric: ‘We were all at the penthouse together and everyone was looking around like, “N**** we made it!”‘
A fan of actress Skai Jackson — who has lately been exposing racists on Twitter — tweeted the clip on June 5.
In it, Shawkat is telling a story when she quotes a Drake lyric: ‘We were all at the penthouse together and everyone was looking around like, “N**** we made it!”‘
Beau? Shawkat is rumored to be dating Brad Pitt and the pair are even said to have moved in together
The clip has been viewed about 20,000 times, but it clearly caught Shawkat’s attention
‘I am deeply sorry and I take full responsibility,’ she wrote.
‘It was a careless moment, one I’m ashamed and embarrassed by but vow to continue to learn from.
‘I regret using a word that carries so much pain and history for black people, as it is never a word to be used by someone who is not black.
‘I have been learning so much about what it truly means to be an ally. The voices of black people must be amplified and heard clearly.
‘As an Arabic woman, who can pass for white, I’m working hard to process this nuanced access I’ve been afforded and I realize how important it is to be hyper vigilant in the spaces I exist in.
‘I have been trying to understand the real definition of the word ally. It is more than simply believing in equality but to be willing to act with and for the black community.
‘I am deeply sorry and I take full responsibility,’ she responded. ‘It was a careless moment, one I’m ashamed and embarrassed by but vow to continue to learn from’
She added: ‘I am sorry that my ignorance has led to this moment. I will continue to support the black community as best as I can and to learn from this’
‘I aim to fight against these injustices that this isn’t about a title but an action to work against these systems that have protected me but not others.
‘I am sorry that my ignorance has led to this moment. I will continue to support the black community as best as I can and to learn from this.
‘We as non-black people must all take responsibility for the inactivity we’ve been comfortable to sit with that has so long — that has gotten us here.
‘Silence is violence, and so are the words we irresponsibly throw out. I plan to stay engaged and learn from my friends who are helping me understand,’ she said.
Shawkat’s apology comes not long after it was reported that she has moved in with Pitt, after the pair were said to have formed a ‘tight bond’ that has been strengthened during quarantine – thanks in part to the fact that they live just a few minutes away from one another.
The actress, who is best known for her role in Arrested Development, was reportedly a frequent visitor of the Hollywood icon’s home throughout much of lockdown, as she lives just 10 minutes away.