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Harry Connick Jr reacted with fury on a TV show after a group with blacked-up faces mimicked the Jacksons.The 42-year-old American blasted: “If I knew that was going to be part of the show I definitely wouldn’t have done it.”He was visibly upset after the “skit” on Australian programme Hey Hey It’s Saturday. The actor and singer said: “Man, if they turned up looking like that in the United States then hey hey, there’s no more show.“We have spent so much time trying to not make black people look like buffoons that when we see stuff like that we take it really to heart.” After an advert break, host Daryl Somers issued an on-air apology. He said: “It didn’t occur to me that we may have offended you with that act. “I deeply apologise on behalf of all of us. I know that for your countrymen it’s an insult to have a black face routine.” Harry was acting as a judge on the Channel 9 show  in a segment called Red Faces when a Jackson tribute band... http://gossipblender.com/gossip/harry-...