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Alyssa defends ‘blackface’ vid

Jason scares people into wearing masks

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BALLSY Alyssa Milano is fighting back against virtue- signallers’ claims she wore blackface in a 2013 parody video.

Defending herself on Twitter, the 47- year- old actress explained the vid was from a ‘ Funny or Die’ skit she appeared in, parodying Nicole ‘ Snooki’ Polizzi from

She tweeted: “Hey, assholes. The picture

( is me parodying and Snookie’s tan.

“Snookie’s tan – she is a sweetheart, by the way – is worthy of parodying as is Trump’s tan.

“So go f** k yourselves with your smear campaign.”

Alyssa also included a link to a one- minute clip, documentin­g her transforma­tion into the reality star who, like the other cast members, turned tanning into an art form.

In recent weeks, celebs have come under fire for wearing blackface, including Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and YouTube star Jenna Marbles, while shows like

and have pulled episodes that feature it.

Alyssa is the first star to stand up to bullying by self- appointed race bigots

– even though she’s a leftie.

NEW York City has turned to an unlikely ally in the fight against the coronaviru­s – horror icon Jason Voorhees.

The masked killer from the movie Friday the 13th is taking a machete to the city’s epidemic with an advert on the importance of wearing masks.

The ad agency behind the unorthodox promo, wrote on Instagram that they wanted to convey the “life- saving message” to “invincible- feeling” young people by tapping into pop culture.

In the clip, the slasher villain known for slicing up campers at Camp Crystal Lake is seen nonchalant­ly strolling around NYC while pedestrian­s flee.

“It’s not easy – the mask makes people uncomforta­ble,” says an unseen narrator.

“But behind the mask, I’m a regular guy.”

The ad concludes with the message: “Wearing a mask can be scary. Not wearing one can be deadly.”

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