10 Celebs Who Have Been Accused of Lightening Their Skin
Lil' Kim and more stars given side-eye in recent years.
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Light and Bright? - Lil' Kim shut down the internet when she posted selfies looking very unlike herself this past weekend. But she isn’t the only celeb who has been accused of lightening their skin over the years. Maybe it’s just filters or lighting? We investigate. By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Lil Kim via Instagram)
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Lil' Kim - The '90s rapper was the epitome of Black beauty, but her skin tone has appeared so pale in recent years that it's hard to tell her apart from a white woman with blonde hair. Girl, what's going on? (Photos from left: Robert Mora/Getty Images, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3)
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Tamar Braxton - Reality star and soul singer Tamar Braxton has been accused of skin lightening for years, which she has denied. Instead, she admitted to having vitiligo, the same melanin-depleting skin condition that model Winnie Harlow and Michael Jackson have. (Photos from Left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Beyoncé - Looking at the Lemonade diva's album covers, there does appear to be some Photoshopping when it comes to skin tone. But up close, what do you think? Is she getting lighter or is it just in some people's heads? (Photos from Left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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Sammy Sosa - The baseball icon definitely looks like a different person in these two pictures. When pressed about his lighter skin, he told the Associated Press in 2010 that he wasn't trying to "be white," but that his new look was due to a creme he used every night. Uh, OK...(Photos from Left: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images, Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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