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'Us' Star Lupita Nyong'o Talks Colourism, Self Care & Her Co-star Shahadi Wright-Jones

The Hollywood heavyweight spoke about being a symbol of hope to dark skinned girls and how she took care of her mind and body while filming the horror film Us

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