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Nika Shakhnazarova

Alyssa Milano fiercely shuts down blackface allegations as Snooki parody snap resurfaces

Alyssa Milano isn't giving anyone the time of day to accuse her of doing blackface.

The Charmed actress, 47, furiously shut down all allegations in a stern tweet after she was accused of being racially insensitive in her Funny Or Die clip back in 2013.

After some people alleged that her heavy fake tan in the video was an attempt at doing blackface, Alyssa slammed critics and said she was "parodying Jersey Shore and Snookie’s tan".

Taking to Twitter to bash the speculation, Alyssa penned: "Hey, a**holes. The below picture is me parodying Jersey Shore and Snookie’s tan.

"Snookie’s tan (she is a sweetheart by the way) is worthy of parodying as is Trump’s 'tan'."

She added: "So go f**k yourselves with your smear campaign."

Under her tweet, the star posted the link to her seven-year-old video, which indeed was a Snooki parody clip.

The short parody video poked fun at a Dove advert that showed how the beauty industry manipulates images to set unrealistic beauty standards for women.

Alyssa shut down accusations of her being racially insensitive (WireImage)
A clip of Alyssa impersonating Snooki in 2013 has resurfaced on social media (youtube)

Alyssa's clip, however, saw her transform into an exaggerated version of Snooki, saying that her tan had been manipulated to "distort" perceptions of New Jersey, where the popular MTV show is set. 

Jersey Shore star Snooki - whose real name is Nicole Polizzi - was known for her heavy fake tan and makeup during her years on the hit reality TV show from 2009 up until 2012.

Snooki pictured in 2011 back in her Jersey Shore heyday (WireImage)
She hit out at her critics in a stern tweet (Twitter)

Snooki was a well-known reality TV star who later returned for the show's spin-off from 2012 until 2015, before starring in yet another spin-off in 2018.

This is the second time Alyssa was forced to address the video since posting it in 2013.

Alyssa's clip saw her transform into an exaggerated version of Snooki (youtube)

She warned her followers that "right-wing trolls" were accusing her of appearing in blackface.

She shared a link to the video as a way to provide more context to those who have not seen the clip.

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