British stand-up comedian Lenny Henry introduced himself as ‘Justin Trudeau’ at a media conference in an apparent jibe at Canadian Prime Minister who is facing severe criticism after decades-old images of him wearing a 'blackface' makeup emerged. Speaking at a Royal Television Society event in Cambridge, Henry said, “Nice to see you. I am Justin Trudeau, I will be answering your questions any minute now.” At the event, Henry was about to speak on diversity in the industry when he poked fun at the Canada PM. 

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Twitter reacts to Henry’s dig

A UK journalist tweeted about Henry’s introduction which got hilarious responses. “I love him so much (Lenny, not Justin. Justin is cancelled),” wrote a user. “Very funny as always, but myself purely for nostalgia I would love him to say "Hello I'm Trevor McDoughnut" just one more time,” wrote another user about Henry’s famous comic character, a parody of Trevor McDonald. Trudeau has been facing the ire of public and opposition parties after the controversial images of him surfaced. Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, had dissolved the Parliament on September 11 and launched his re-election campaign. 

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Trudeau’s apology 

The incident has been a setback for his re-election campaign. Trudeau later apologized for his choice during a news conference. "I recognize that it is something absolutely unacceptable to do," said Trudeau. “I think when we recognize, when we reflect on the mistakes we made in the past, that's a question we are always gonna be asking. Why did we do that? Why did we think it was ok? Why did we think it was a good idea at that time?” he added. 

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Setback to the Liberal campaign

“It wasn’t a good idea, it was a terrible idea. It was something that minimizes and takes advantage of a reality that I have not had to live with of being discriminated against, of being marginalised, of being judged for the colour of my skin, for my language, my background,” he said. Though he has apologized for it, the controversy doesn’t seem to die down. At least six Liberal campaign signs in Kelowna, a city in the south of Canada’s British Columbia province, were vandalized with blackface. The incumbent Stephen Fuhr’s face on campaign posters was blackened by a marker. 

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