One week after publishing a written apology for wearing blackface in a Saturday Night Live sketch, Jimmy Fallon addressed the recent controversy again during Monday’s The Tonight Show.
In late May, an SNL sketch from 2000 resurfaced in which Fallon wore dark face makeup to impersonate comedian Chris Rock. As Fallon explained in the Tonight Show monologue above, he was initially advised to stay silent when the sketch first went viral, and he heeded that suggestion at the time.
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In late May, an SNL sketch from 2000 resurfaced in which Fallon wore dark face makeup to impersonate comedian Chris Rock. As Fallon explained in the Tonight Show monologue above, he was initially advised to stay silent when the sketch first went viral, and he heeded that suggestion at the time.
More from TVLineJimmy Fallon Apologizes for Wearing Blackface on SNL: 'There Is No Excuse'9-1-1's Ryan Guzman Offers Apology for N-Word Controversy: 'I Misspoke…...
- 6/2/2020
- TVLine.com
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