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Jake Paul Says He’s Weighing Blackface Skit After Druski Parody

The idea drew sharp criticism over blackface’s long, racist history.

Overview

  • On Theo Von’s podcast, Jake Paul said he had called makeup artists and would go “darker” in a response to Druski’s viral conservative‑women skit.
  • He rejected Von’s idea to involve a Black collaborator, calling that “pussying out.”
  • He offered no timeline or subject for any video and has not recorded or released a skit.
  • Druski’s parody, widely read as a nod to Erika Kirk, drew conservative outrage that reached the White House, where President Trump urged Kirk to sue.
  • Coverage stressed blackface’s roots in racist minstrel shows and warned of broad condemnation, citing past scandals involving Justin Trudeau and Jimmy Kimmel.