Hollywood actor Simu Liu slams tone deaf ‘lookalike cam’ at NBA All-Star game

Hollywood actor Simu Liu was left understandably fuming at a tone deaf “lookalike camera” at the NBA All-Star weekend.

Hollywood actor Simu Liu did not like being compared to an Asian fan during a “celebrity look-a-like” segment at the NBA’s Celebrity All-Star game on Friday night.

“I had a great time but this wasn’t cool,” the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star, 33, tweeted in response to a side-by-side photo of him and the fan displayed on a jumbotron, Page Six reports.

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People on social media were also quick to criticise the look-a-like choice.

I had a great time but this wasn't cool https://t.co/8ZXUUvBk7W

— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 18, 2023

“‘Let’s pick random Asian dude’ smdh,” tweeted one fan, while another wrote, “This is so bad in many ways.”

A third explained why the shoutout was problematic, noting, “The issue here is that they have no similar characteristics other than being Asian.

“Usually when they do this bit, there’s SOMETHING to connect. Haircut, beard, build, something. This is literally just playing into the ‘all Asians look alike’ stereotype.”

After the backlash started to mount, Liu again took to Twitter to clarify his initial tweet, placing the blame on the camera person and not the NBA.

Canadian actor Simu Liu attends NBA All-Star Celebrity game. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Actor Simu Liu with Dwyane Wade at the NBA Celebrity All-Star game. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

“To be perfectly clear the entire org and ops team surrounding all-star have been nothing but absolutely stellar to myself and all my friends,” the One True Loves actor tweeted.

“This was just one person with a camera. and no disrespect to my man in the videotron either! he’s gorgeous we just don’t look alike.”

On Saturday (AEDT), Liu and Team Dwyane (Wade) took home the victory against Ryan Smith’s star-studded team.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.

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