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Ex-beauty queen sorry over racist US protest remarks

Former Miss Universe Malaysia Samantha Katie James says sorry for her racist comments. – Facebook pic, June 3, 2020.

FORMER Miss Universe Malaysia Samantha Katie James has apologised after her comments that black people should “relax” in response to raging US protests against police racism sparked an online outcry, including condemnation from Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding. The US has been rocked for the past week by once-in-a-generation demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, by a white police officer in Minnesota.

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