Meagan Good is arguably one of the prettiest faces in Hollywood, but throughout her career, she’s also been the subject of comments and harsh criticisms about her appearance.
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Much like tennis great Serena Williams, Good has been accused of bleaching her skin over the last few decades. Now, she’s finally opening up about it and setting the record straight. Sitting down for a new interview on ‘The Breakfast Club,‘ the “Think Like A Man” star detailed how the claims began years ago when she sought a skincare professional to help with anti-aging treatments.
During her consult, Good explained that the esthetician encouraged her to consider removing the dark spots on her face. She initially pushed back, describing them as a “natural contour” and something she didn’t want to touch. However, the esthetician pushed, arguing that Good’s skin would look clearer, so the actress eventually obliged. But soon after she had the procedure, Good started seeing a negative effect.
“I start using the product. I instantly see that I’m getting lighter and she’s like, ‘Don’t worry, just give it a few weeks. All your color will come back.’ I give it a few weeks, and I look so pale and so crazy,” Good explained.
After seeing a photograph of herself at a New York premiere taken after the procedure, Good said she became aware of just how light she was and expressed sorrow that people online were assuming she was making an intentional decision to bleach her skin.
“As a Black woman, I would never do that to myself. And it just broke my heart to think that young Black girls would think that I did that or like I don’t like myself. I was like, ‘Why would I do that all of a sudden at 39 years old? That’s crazy,’” Good said. “What it was is the backlash I was seeing, and I actually don’t know if it was as big as I thought it was. But because it was so humiliating…”
She later added: “I couldn’t do anything. I was like, ‘I look crazy,’” she continued. “I literally have to just sit in this and accept that people are going to think that I did this to myself.’”
Good eventually took measures to reverse the bleaching, explaining in a separate interview with “Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored” in 2020 that she received a serum that she thought would help—but it sadly made things worse.
“I had open flesh all over my face. My face was completely discolored, and it was just…really traumatizing,” she said at the time. Thankfully, relief finally came when she found a different skin specialist who helped return the melanin and warmth to her skin.
Although this may be Good’s truth, some folks in the comments expressed their skepticism over her position.
“These black women been unintentionally doing things here lately. This needs to be studied,” one user wrote on Instagram.
“All Black celebrities take skin lighting shots, the dark spot corrector would not have lighten her neck and whole body. She stopped because of the negative feedbacks and she realized she looked crazy,” said another.
One other user noted: “Nawww sis you definitely did that intentionally because before you were famous you weren’t doing that shit!! and people have eyes.”
Added another, “She knew what they were doing.”
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