Myha’la responds to ‘Celebrity Traitors’ racism claims: “I do have to defend my dear friends”

Myha’la has responded to one The Celebrity Traitors fan who claimed the Industry star was banished because she is Black. READ MORE: Myha’la has learned not to take bullshit from anyone Myha’la was the second contestant banished from The Celebrity Traitors last week after she got a majority of votes at the roundtable. Reflecting on her time on the show, Myha’la shared an Instagram carousel of her blossoming friendship with fellow contestant Richard E Grant, who was banished the episode prior. “Grateful for many things, but mostly for you my friend,” she wrote. “Unfortunately you were banished because you are BLACK,” replied one user. “This is a consistent thread in this racist show. You were the first one to be strategically banished.” It’s not the first time The Traitors has been accused of having an issue with unconscious racist bias either. View this post on Instagram “I understand why you feel this way, and I may have agreed with you had not… sealed my own fate,” Myha’la replied, highlighting that she’d winked at known traitor Richard E. Grant shortly before he was banished, and expressed her thoughts openly in front of everyone. “That early in the game, there is very little to ...