Mark Hemingway points out it was an article by Scott Beauchamp that started the whole canceling of Ellie Kemper (yes, THAT Scott Beauchamp)

Greg P. | 11:10 AM on June 02, 2021

RealClearInvestigation’s Mark Hemingway pointed out in this must-read thread that it was an old article by disgraced New Republic writer Scott Beauchamp that started the whole canceling of actress Ellie Kemper over accusations she was some sort of “KKK princess”:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400095949519740928

First up, there’s no reason to believe there was any racism involved when Kemper participated in the ball in 1999:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096027424792586

But, more importantly, the article that started the pile-on was by Beauchamp and that should have been a giant red flag to every blue-check sharing it:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096097473896454

You may recall the incident?

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096179959050247

“The investigations did not go well”:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096318882816002

And — SURPRISE — he’s back to writing for a major publication:

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096422188535816

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1400096516128268289

In summary, Kemper is canceled using an out-of-context article by a writer who was most definitely not canceled: