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Controversial Celebrity Costumes
Jeffrey Dahmer costumes seem to be all the rage for this year's Halloween season, but people are up in arms over the tone-deaf outfit choice ... so we're taking a look at some of the most controversial costumes worn by celebs.
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Chris Brown dressed up with his pals as a group of terrorists back in 2012 ... complete with a turban and a fake beard. His mom defended the outfit after her son caught flack, saying “HALLOWEEN IS FOR FUN NOTHING MORE THAN JUST FUN. GET A LIFE PLEASE.”
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Rick Leventhal chose to be Alec Baldwin from "Rust," a mere days after the death of Halyna Hutchins occurred on set. Despite the major uproar, RL didn't back down -- instead responding, "In no way was I trying to offend anyone, except Alec Baldwin. He’s a jerk and deserves all the heat he’s getting."
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Colton Haynes dressed up as Kanye West back in 2011, using blackface as part of the costume ... which obviously is never a good look.
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"Pretty Little Liars" star Ashley Benson shocked everyone in 2015 when she threw on a lion outfit and asked her followers what they thought of her Cecil the Lion costume -- referring to the animal that was killed by a dentist way back then. Needless to say her fans' response wasn't glowing.
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Shaun White had no choice but to apologize after dressing up as Simple Jack from "Tropic Thunder," a mentally disabled character played by Ben Stiller. After the backlash, Shaun took it down and said, "It was a last minute decision. It was the wrong one."
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Photos surfaced in 2019 of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in blackface as Aladdin at a gala in 2001 ... at a private school where he was a teacher at the time.
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Julianne Hough went FULL blackface in 2013, dressing as Crazy Eyes from "Orange is the New Black" as part of a group Halloween theme. She took to Twitter after, saying she didn't mean to be "disrespectful or demeaning to anyone in any way."
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Film producer Brian Grazer must've missed the memo about white people dressing up as Native Americans is widely frowned upon ... because that's exactly what he did in 2017.
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Scott Disick dressed as an Arab Sheik" in 2014 ... while many called him out for cultural appropriation, Khloe flued the fire further -- snapping a pic with him, using a caption that read, "Sheik P****."
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Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna stepped out as Sid Vicious and his GF Nancy Spungen for Halloween in 2015 -- with a big ole swastika plastered across his face ... something he said was because they were "being authentic to the characters."
