Ellen DeGeneres Defends Controversial Usain Bolt Meme After Receiving Backlash
August 17, 2016
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as posted by the channelEllen DeGeneres has responded to the firestorm over a meme she posted depicting her riding on the back of the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt. The TV talk show host posted the meme after a photo of Bolt appeared to show him smiling as her ran past the competitors went viral. Some critics on social media were outraged and called the meme racist. After the backlash, she tweeted: "I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am." #InsideEdition
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