Black actors speak out on hair mistreatment: ‘I was told they didn’t have the budget’

Lamorne Morris says he was told to do his own hair while Meagan Good recalls a pressing comb ‘basically burning’ her

Hollywood figures are calling for more diversity in hair and makeup departments on sets, after Black actors came forward about their experiences of racism including being told there was no budget to cut hair of their type.

Camille Friend, a top stylist who has worked on Black Panther, Tenet and Captain Marvel, said hair stylists who don’t know how to work with Black hair should not be working on film or TV sets.

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