Los Angeles Aug 4 (IANS) Actor-producer Seth Rogen has apologised after reports emerged that a stand-in performer had skin-darkening make-up applied on the set of "Good Boys" a children s adventure film he is backing.
"This shouldn t have happened and I m terribly sorry it did " Rogen said in a statement reported The Guardian.
His comment came after celebrity gossip website TMZ reported that the stand-in - reportedly a "light-skinned African American kid" - was given dark brown make-up in an effort to match the skin tone of 11-year-old actor Keith L Williams one of the film s stars.
Rogen added: "I won t give excuses for why it happened. I ll just say that as soon I was made aware of it I ensured we put an end to it - and I give my word that on any project my team and I are involved in we will take every precaution to make sure something similar does not take place again.
"I m engaging in conversations to make sure I find the best way to do that. It s on me to be proactive. Reacting isn t enough."
"Good Boys" directed by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky features Room s Jacob Tremblay as one of a group of children who skip school in a comedy described as "Stand By Me meets Superbad".

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