Talking up. Jamie Foxx defended fellow comic Jimmy Fallon after an previous clip of him doing blackface on Saturday Night time Stay resurfaced on social media.
The Tonight Present host, 45, confronted backlash from followers on Tuesday, Could 26, when video of a 2000 sketch from the reside comedy present made him a trending subject on Twitter. Within the video, Fallon wore darkish make-up throughout his face and fingers whereas impersonating Chris Rock on Regis Philbin‘s (performed by Darrell Hammond) late-night present.
“He was doing an impression of Chris Rock. It wasn’t black face [sic],” Foxx, 52, commented on an E! Information Instagram submit in regards to the controversy on Tuesday evening. “We comedians, I do know it’s a tricky time proper now. However this one is a stretch. On a present referred to as In Dwelling Colour we performed each race. Let this one go. We bought larger fish to fry … #changecourse.”
Hours after the video made the rounds on Twitter, Fallon issued a honest apology for his previous mistake.
“In 2000, whereas on SNL, I made a horrible choice to do an impersonation of Chris Rock whereas in blackface. There is no such thing as a excuse for this,” the Fever Pitch star tweeted. “I’m very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive choice and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”
This isn’t the primary time the Nearly Well-known actor’s insensitive sketch has sparked debates on-line. In February 2019, Nick Cannon uncovered each Fallon and fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for his or her earlier impersonations of black celebrities.
“Are these your Kings of Late Night time???” Cannon, 39, wrote on Instagram alongside a video compilation of each comedians. “You understand I’m all the time on the aspect of the comic and by no means pander to the delicate, however I really feel there must be some ‘fact & reconciliation’ discussions and teachable moments amongst our communities. I’m prepared and prepared for the discourse … Within the meantime, I’ll simply go away this proper right here. Inform the Jimmys to holla at me!”
Kimmel, 52, wore blackface whereas doing an impression of basketball participant Karl Malone on a 2000 episode of The Man Present. The Jimmy Kimmel Stay! host didn’t touch upon his prior scandal after Cannon referred to as him out. Whereas Cannon expressed his excessive disappointment within the two hosts for his or her offensive incidents, he admitted he had “love for these males” and didn’t suppose they need to be canceled.
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