15 blk celebs caught whitening their skin

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http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/08/19/15-black-celebs-caught-whitening-their-skin/

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Vybz Kartel is a Jamaican dancehall artist, songwriter and businessman who actually celebrates his new, lighter look. “This is my new image,” Kartel said in an interview. “You can expect the unexpected. I feel comfortable with black people lightening their skin. They want a different look. It’s tantamount to white people getting a sun tan.

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Sammy Sosa is a retired professional baseball player who played with four Major League Baseball teams over a 19-year career. During an interview, Sosa reportedly smiled when talking about what the cream does for his face. He said, “It’s a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin some. It’s a cream that I have, that I use to soften my skin. I live my life happily.”

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Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid is a Somali fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. From our vantage point, the side-by-side of supermodel Iman from 38 years ago and her current image suggest that something unusual has occurred to the pigmentation of her skin.

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Actress and former fashion model Halle Berry has been accused of using lightening cream to whiten her skin.