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‘Bon Appetit’ Editor Resigns After ‘Brownface’ Photos Surface

Emily Zanotti
‘Bon Appetit’ Editor Resigns After ‘Brownface’ Photos Surface
Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GQ

Adam Rapoport, the editor of the tony food magazine, “Bon Appetit,” abruptly resigned Monday after photos surfaced of Rapoport in brownface for a Halloween costume, sparking a backlash.

Rapoport claimed the costume was of a “typical Puerto Rican,” according to CBS News. Rapoport is white.

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