Jimmy Fallon Apologizes On-Air For Wearing Blackface And Insists He’s Not A Racist
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celebrityinsider.orgAfter a 20-year old clip of Saturday Night Live resurfaced on social media last week that featured Jimmy Fallon in blackface, the comedian has issued a formal apology on air and he claims that he is “not a racist.” Fallon opened up Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by promising his fans “a different kind of show” to address the controversy.
The clip was from a 2000 episode of SNL that saw Fallon in blackface while impersonating his fellow comedian and SNL alum, Chris Rock.
Fallon opened Monday’s episode by explaining that he wanted to address the situation after seeing what is going on in America at the moment – a subtle reference to the protests and riots taking place in numerous cities and towns.
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