BRAD Pitt’s rumored girlfriend Alia Shawkat said she is “ashamed” after a video where she said the n-word in 2016 resurfaced this week.
The 31-year-old Arrested Development actress made the racial slur while on stage in front of a live audience at a South by Southwest panel in Austin, Texas four years ago.
Alia told a story about returning to a luxury hotel with the rest of her cast when she quoted Drake’s hit We Made It.
“We were all at the penthouse together and everyone was looking around like, ‘n***a we made it,’” she said with a smile at the music, TV, film and tech festival.
Earlier this week, the clip went viral online with fans shocked and upset the Search Party star said the word.
“Using N words just for cheap laughs… shame on #aliashawkat an ignorant women, bigoted ignorance has never been funny.
“I hate anyone using Racial slurs then laughs it off as “jokes”. Enough is enough we will no longer stand anyone getting away with derogatory terms,” one angry Twitter user wrote.
Another blasted the star: “This Alia Shawkat things hurts too much…..I’VE LOST MORE THAN ENOUGH AT THIS POINT.”
“An apology literally fixes nothing. she should remove herself from the public sphere,” one critic who didn’t accept her statement said.
Someone else agreed and tweeted: “She’s only apologizing to save her career.”
On Monday, the Southern California native wrote a lengthy apology on both her Instagram and Twitter pages.
“I am deeply sorry and I take full responsibility. It was a careless moment, one I’m ashamed and embarrassed by, but vow to continue to learn from.
“I regret using a word that carries so much pain and history to black people, as it is never a word to be used by someone who is not black,” she said in the statement.
The comedian continued: “As an Arabic woman, who can pass for white, I’m working hard to process this nuanced access I’ve been afforded, and I realize how important it is to be hyper vigilant in the spaces I exist in.
“I have been trying to understand the real definition of the word ally.”
Alia said that she now aims to “fight against these injustices.”
“I am sorry that my ignorance has led to this moment. I will continue to support the black community as best as I can and learn from this.”
She then encouraged other “non black people” to also do better moving forward.
“We as non black people must all take responsibility for the inactivity we’ve been comfortable to sit with for so long- that has gotten us here.
“Silence is violence, and so are the words we irresponsibly throw out. I plan to stay engaged and learn from my friends who are helping me understand.
“And to take on this fight for justice with an active mind and open heart. I thank you for reading,” she concluded in her apology.
Brad, 56, was spotted on Sunday at a Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood that was attended by at least 50,000 others.
The two-time Oscar winner and his rumored girlfriend were first spotted together at Kanye West’s opera show at the Hollywood Bowl in November 2019.
However, speculation of a romance began in March, as the pair were spotted touching at a Thundercat show in Los Angeles.
