Atletico’s Griezmann Receives Backlash Over Racist ‘Black Face’ Party Costume

Atletico’s Griezmann Receives Backlash Over Racist ‘Black Face’ Party Costume! The player is under fire after tweeting a photo of himself wearing a ‘black face’ to an 80s themed party.

The French footballer tweeted a photo of himself wearing an NBA All-Stars jersey with a fake afro and dark paint covering his skin. The ‘costume’ has social media calling him out for being racially insensitive.

The tweet has since been deleted.

Antoine Griezmann’s Twitter & Instagram pic.twitter.com/8hyCL6I1kt

— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) December 17, 2017