Ellen Degeneres has been accused of being a racist after tweeting a meme, pictured left, of Usain.
The Photoshopped image showed her riding the back of the Olympic gold medalist in what is now an iconic image of him casually smiling at the camera during his winning 100 meter men's final sprint. The caption read: 'This is how I'm running errands from now on.' DeGeneres took to Twitter to insist she is not racist, telling her fans: 'I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am.' Usain, who was a guest on her show last season, is pictured right, competing today in the Men's 200m heat. He himself also re-tweeted the image.
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