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Ellie Kemper Apologizes for Participating in St. Louis Ball With ‘Unquestionably Racist’ Past

‘IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE’

The “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star took to social media to address the controversy around the Veiled Prophet Ball in 1999.

Cheyenne Roundtree
Cheyenne Roundtree 

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Cheyenne Roundtree

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