A black DJ who was accused of wearing blackface at a parent-teacher association party in Arizona by school district officials said he was left stunned after finding out about the allegations.
Jill Lassen and Stuart Rhoden, who advocate for diversity at the Scottsdale Unified School District, filed letters of complaint after mistaking 56-year-old DJ Kim Koko Hunter for a white man after he was hired to DJ at the 1970s themed event.
Sharing his experience surrounding the controversy on Wednesday, Hunter told the Jesse Watters Primetime show on Fox: 'I'm like, "There's no way this has to be a joke." There's no way.'
'The event… was a 70s disco thing. I'm in my disco gear… I'm 56 years old, so I know that area right there. So I'm like, "Let's do it, let's make it happen,"' he added. 'Listen, I even took my roller skates. I was so ready. My bell-bottoms, all that stuff, playing music all night long. Two, or three, 400 people on the dance floor. And I'm trying to get them off and they won't leave. It was that kind of energy in there.'
Black DJ describes shock after being accused of wearing blackface
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Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen, who both promote diversity at the Scottsdale school district in Arizona, denounced Hunter's appearance to the school's principal and PTA head in letters sent to them
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