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		</div><p>Comedian Leigh Francis has issued a tearful apology for portraying black celebrities on sketch show Bo’ Selecta.</p>
<p>The comic played stars including king of pop Michael Jackson, singer Craig David and talkshow host Trisha Goddard on the show, which first aired in 2002.</p>
<p>Francis – who plays the Keith Lemon character on TV – used latex facemasks for his caricatures of famous faces.</p>
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<p>Amid a renewed focus on the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd, Francis said he had “<i>done a lot of talking and learning</i>” and decided to apologise.</p>
<p>In a tearful video posted to Instagram, he said: “<i>It’s been a weird few days, I’ve sat and thought about things and what I could post to try and help things.</i></p>
<p><i>“Back in 2002 I did a show called Bo’ Selecta, I portrayed many black people. Back then I didn’t think anything about it, people didn’t say anything, I’m not going to blame other people.</i></p>
<p><i>“Been talking to some people, I didn’t realise how offensive it was back then.</i></p>
<p><i>“I just want to apologise, I just want to say sorry for any upset I caused whether I was Michael Jackson, Craig David, Trisha Goddard, all people I’m a big fan of. I guess we’re all on a learning journey.”</i></p>
<p>In the caption, Francis, 47, apologised again and used the hashtag #blacklivesmatter.</p>
<p>Francis, also known for his work on ITV panel show Celebrity Juice, was one of millions of social media users to take part in Blackout Tuesday, posting a black square to highlight racial inequalties.</p>
<p>It follows the death last month of Mr Floyd, who died in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis, sparking protests around the world.</p>
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