NEWS OF THE WEEK: David Oyelowo apologises 'unreservedly' for comments about Black Southern accents

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During an interview for the One54 Africa podcast last week, co-hosts Akbar and Godfrey asked the Nigerian-British actor to showcase some of the different dialects he's learned for screen roles. While demonstrating the Black Southern accent, David explained how he starts by using a Nigerian accent and then "you slow it down, you put a lot of slavery in there, and then you start to put a little bit of subservience in it". But following backlash online, the 50-year-old - who rose to fame following his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film Selma - posted a sincere apology via Instagram.