Jimmy Fallon is addressing his impersonation of Chris Rock in a"Saturday Night Live" sketch from 20 years ago in which he appeared in blackface.
Fallon issued an apology on Tuesday after video and criticism of the sketch, which originally aired on"SNL" in 2000, resurfaced on social media.In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this. I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.
— jimmy fallon May 26, 2020 "While on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this,""The Tonight Show" host wrote in a tweet."I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable." Fallon was a cast member on"Saturday Night Live" from 1998 to 2004. Rock starred on"SNL" from 1990 to 1993.
Cause hypersensitive hypocrisy rules? So what racism makes Wayne’s “white girls” ok?
Jimmy Fallon is a secret Trump supporter and a closet MAGA hat
He knew he did the skit but didnt apologize until someone dug it up. I call BS on the apology.
Was Chris Rock offended? I feel like his opinion is the only important one in this situation.
🤷🏾♂️ there is no excuse for Trump but here we are
We love you Jimmy!!!
As a white kid growing up in a Chicago suburb in the 80’s, I idolized Walter Payton. I wanted to be Sweetness 1 Halloween, but my mom couldn’t afford a 34 jersey for me. I had to settle for werewolf paint, plastic fangs and a brown sweatshirt. Happy today of the pic that exists.
I think we have bigger fish to fry than what Jimmy did 20 years ago... let’s focus on bettering our country and stopping senseless killings.
Much ado about nothing.
Twenty years ago? Really? Is this all some people have to do with their time.
I’ve lost all respect for Jimmy Fallon
There shouldn't be recriminations. Actors using black face to portray a black person respectfully is not the same as the days when it was used to portray blacks as overreactive, ignorant. What actor doesn't change hair cut/color or use prosthetics to better portray a person?
Has anyone bothered to ask Chris Rock how he feels about this. What if he doesn't care or worse he finds it funny?
Oh stop it’s comedy. What a bitch.
We quit watching 'late night TV' long ago! They all act like egotistic nut cases! (And so do most of their guests!)
O my. Apologize for something that happened twenty years ago? Grow up. That was twenty years ago, this is today. If Trump was so human as to apologize for his past actions, he wouldn’t have time to rant and tweet. Come on Don. Apologize for something.
Replace him with the Wayans! They would never do anything like that!
What about White actors & actresses playing other Races David Carradine’s a Yellow Face in Kung fu Apache staring Burt Lancaster a Red Face Native American, Egyptians, etc: As an American Veteran, I say; being an American is not a matter of Race, Color ets:
Well what about 2 of the Wayan Brothers in White Chicks My favorite movie by the way dressing up in white face? Should we pull that movie & never watch it again? No by the way I didn't get offended by that because it was comedy just like Jimmy! So lay off!
I think it should be kept in context. He wasn't doing it to make fun of Chris Rock's race. He was imitating Chris Rock. Many of black comedians doned white face to imitate white people. Why is this any different ?
Why? It’s comedy...
All the millions of kids who participated in awful talent shows (like SNL) over the decades who masqueraded as inanimate objects and other humans stand with jimmyfallon. We are so ashamed decades later as he is. 🤨😑 Such a fucking travesty.... GetTheFuckOverYourself
You thought it was funny 20 years ago. Hypocricy
You aren't woke until you're woke.
I find it odd that no one complained at the time but are complaining big-time now.
U can put on a bown face I don't care.that is funny
Love forced fake apologies
So does Edward Norton apologize for playing a nazi?
That is so funny the pandering woke moron he will get everything he deserves after this he did it to himself
'’There is no excuse for this.’ Jimmy Fallon has apologized for impersonating Chris Rock...20 years ago in which he appeared in blackface.” Interpretation: Being a Dem “means never having to say you’re sorry.” (Love Story).
There’s no excuse for apologizing. So pathetic and weak. Stop pandering to lunatic liberals.
20 freaking years ago?!? Jesus Christ. 🤦♂️
Apologize for what? Being funny? Stop the bull shit. jimmyfallon NO APOLOGIES NEEDED OR EXPECTED.
Here’s cnn again dividing people using race as always. cnn you’re a disgrace!!
I mean I think people have forgotten the meaning of blackface. Blackface was historically used to caricature African Americans and usually involved oversized lips and other stereotypical features. Not saying Jimmy should’ve done it, but at least he was impersonating one person
I think there's a big difference between someone using blackface in an innocent way to impersonate someone they admire and respect and someone using it in a way that demeans a race of people in a racist fashion. It isn't the same thing. Dave Chappelle's 'white face' is an example
So this is the same thing as what Fallon did. We have lost all sense of proportionality and the concept of intent.
Wow another bows to the sheep herder. So sad.
Ok thank you, let’s move on.
Fire his ass. Now!
They think apologizing now somehow let’s them off the hook for their poor behavior and justifies their hypocrisy
😂😂😂😂😂Credibility is GONE!!
No need to apologize. It didn’t have racist intent.
RT THR VanityFair JackPosobiec Come on 20 years ago everyone was doing bla, ah no they weren’t Fallon not funny and cnn racist against republicans both proven, Fallon in Minnesota go for it
My god, just stop. He's a comedian.
Does this mean that the Wayans brothers should apologize for 'White Chicks'?
P.C. gone to far.....
It's fine, move along
What a terrible time we live in where people have to apologise for things that did years ago that at the time weren’t considered wrong.
People need to calm dawn, I mean this happened 20 years agooo!!! Give me a break, he don’t need to apologize, people are too damn sensitive this days
Michael Scott is next to apologize? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I wish he would do it again. So funny.
What about GovernorVA? Did he apologize yet?
So is Chris Rock finally upset about this?
I don’t care it was 20 years ago FIRE HIS ASS. Am I doing this right?
Didn't M.Kelly get fired for this? Why should he be treated differently?
Apologizing is the wrong answer.
Shouldn’t SNL apologize as well? They approved what he did and ran it on TV.
Wuss
Does anyone really care about this?
Ffs
Who gives a shit
Hey, what about the Wayne Brothers, when they played white girls? Just asking
What about the movie white chicks? I'm confused isn't this acting? It was on TV for a sketch. Is anyone actually offended or just saying they are?
Eye roll. No one cares. This is not news.
How dare he impersonate another race!!
Time for liberals to grow up, a joke is a joke!!! More than likely 20 years ago not one coloured person took offence but laughed their behind off. This generation has become a bunch of sissy’s
Liberals eating their own. This whole fake outrage would be utterly ridiculous had it not been fascist liberals attacking their own. So, let’s do Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel & Gov Ralph Northam (D-VA) and his Attirney General Mark Herring next. blackface democrats
people are very stupid sometimes. how could Jimmy not see this backfiring on him
Well why should he be forgiven when other people haven’t been?
Jimmy Fallon was NOT wearing “blackface”! He was sporting an *ethnically-accurate make-up job* similar to the ones Eddie Murphy used in “Coming To America” & in the classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch entitled “White Like Me”.
No need to apologize
Why is this only being reported now?
I'm not jimmyfallon fan but this ridiculous to bring up big comedy sketch from 20 years ago to try to get him cancelled JimmyFallon
Funding for office soon Jimmy
People need to lighten up! This bullshit is just being taken too far!
I watched the SNL sketch. That was not blackface or racist.
Meanwhile Trump is president and ruining the world...
I guess he forgot he did it and forgot to apologize for 20yrs. Libs usually get bitten by their own policies
African Chris Rock from Nigeria
Wayans White Chicks? Chappelles white or whoever... That's okay tho, heh? Imind but itwally don't cuz it's all I. Good fun. Rthese ppl gonna be Butthurt forever?
There is no excuse for your network.
Grow some f*cking balls dude! There's nothing to apologize for. Should Obama apologize for his drone wars too? That did more damage to real people than Fallon's comedy ever did.
20 years ago. Let it ride, he hates Trump not a racist
20 years ago lmaoooo fuck off, id never apologise for something for at the time was perfectly acceptable
Your race-baiting is a malignant societal cancer.
20 years ago?................aw sod off!
I can't comprehend how this would be comedy at all. How is one skin color funnier than any other? I really don't get it!
What I struggle with re this issue - If I want to go to a fancy dress party - as a white man - am I not allowed to dress up as any black character ever? But I can with most other races? Seems a bit silly - people dressing up as a favourite character isn't necessarily racist
So an actor has to apologize for acting? So next is gonna be what? Surgeons getting jail time if they can’t save a dead end case patient? Stop ruining normality, America. There is enough weird/bad things going on around the world and this is no different.
So now we r telling Hollywood whats acceptable when acting U people have nerve
Rule 1: Never apologize.
No big deal. He apologized. Justin Trudeau has done blackface on numerous occasions and got reelected with Obama's endorsement.
We need a rule. Don't apologize for anything more than 5 years ago. This is getting ridiculous.
Cancel...CANCEL! CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL!!!
why don’t you see the protests and police violance in Missouri ?
Has he apologized for thinking he can sing or his stupid Springsteen act?
NBC and it’s liberal buddy CNN will make sure the man child keeps his stupid show
Maybe Lorne should be held accountable. Fallon was not the only one.
Do i apologize for wearing white face?
His show must be terminated immediately and he must be punished 😂😂😂
The crazy left eating their own
Cancel him immediately!
Did he carry dog treats in his pants at this SNL skit?
He has to resign, crawl on all fours across bronx, and i don't know, rip his shirt off, scratch his face, give all this money to Sharpton, you name it, and remember he ruffled Trump hair, basically took him over the finish line, I am so mad, I am mad
Ya, well, it happened just like your boy Jimmy Kimmel. You’re just a bunch of hypocrites & fake news
Pfft. The Prime Moron of Canada did it often, was embarrassingly captured thrice on camera doing it, and was subsequently given a full pass... by his voters, his cabinet, and by Obama when he interfered in our election! This is a non-issue, CNN.
Something is only racist when there is true foul meaning and ill intentions behind it. Too much political correctness kills fun & society. People are top caught up in trying to point fingers and causing attention to non issues. Movie White Chicks was 2 black actors dressed white.
Corporate Comedian has to apologize and move on but he isn’t sorry and why is he different than Jimmie Kimmel and his portrayal of Karl Malone?
Based on this type of retroactive justice, let's fire everyone famous because it's only a matter of time before something bad is found from their past. They're only human.
get a fucking life people
Love it. The Left are attacking their own. GetWokeGoBroke
Jimmy Kimmel -
Things like this are why most of the world hate you.
Finally
Hmmmm remember this movie... 2 black men, dressed as White Chicks.. People just need to grow the fuck up. 100.000 ++. people are DEAD. And the President is a Murder in my eyes . He waited too long to do anything ! ThisIsNotaHOAX 100ThousandDead
Oh, good....now I can sleep again.
Man chill Chris rick and him are cool and dude has the ducking roots on his show
I’m more upset JKCorden dressed up as a cat......leavejimmyfallonalone
The Gotcha Mob bagged another one.
20yrs ago.....why even speak on this.
20years ago?.Really?
20 year old SNl skit? Hmm...
.jimmyfallon didn't need to apologize because he's not racist. He was messing with his friend. 20 fkn years ago! This is the age of stupidity and extreme political correctness. Biden is the one who needs to apologize!
Burn the witch!
Dont forget Eddie Murphy did a 'white-face' sketch on SNL.
So why don't we hold everyone else accountable though? The makeup staff, the costume staff, the writers, the producers, the interns who didnt speak up, the other people who showed up during it and didnt speak up? Lots of people got him to this point
People need a life and stop sitting back trying to start drama over idiotic unnecessary stuff...
.meh, no big. He's not a republican, so **shrugs shoulders**
FFS. No one cares. It was a skit. On a previously funny show. So what.
Is amount going after the Wayans for “White Chicks”?
A black man was killed by an officer, and this is the 'apology' people requested? There are worse injustices that occur daily than this.
Welp, I guess it’s time to dig up Al Jolson
GIVE ME A F%&KING BREAK....R U SERIOUS!!! GET OVER IT, its F&%king comedy, y'all are to F&%king sensitive, not to mention every other joke out Chris Rocks pie hole is about white people. Hes fair game and im sure he would agree.
and the imitation of baldwin like Trump, is also a lack and respect
What a self serving fool.
Blackface is wrong because when television came out, blacks were depicted by whites in offensive makeup. They were portrayed as dumb and no class. This is one of the least heinous of many reasons, but terribly offensive nonetheless. This is from a white guys take.
This here Karl Malone...
This is ridiculous! 2020 no more jokes allowed excepted against whites. This is how the New World Order’s fascism is turning the western societies into poverty and stupidity. We are being brainwashed by their mainstream, governments and movements of all kinds. No jokes allowed.
Oh please! But it’s ok for Chris Rock to do a Michael Jackson impression in White face?! Give it a rest Karen.
nbc, if someone needs to be fired for this and a show has to be canceled to appease the liberals, please let it be sethmeyers and LateNightSeth.
Next lets Twiiter mob Rob Downey, Jr. for his blackface role in TROPIC THUNDER. i knew he was a racist! And Marlon Wayans did the whiteface role in 'White Chicks'. racist and misogynist! And mike meyers played a Ogre. Racist! Im getting the hang of this TwitterMob thing.
WE DONT CARE!!!!
Does anyone expect an apology for white chicks?
There should be a statute of limitations on butthurt.
Why isn’t CNN outraged about the Movie WHITE CHICKS?
Since when digging people’s past is a thing?
Oh shut up it was fine he did it in honor
Are you done Trump bashing ? Now moving on?
Isn’t cancel culture fun?
How far are we going to go back? It’s this logic that has seen Tom Sawyer, Invisible Man and many other books banned from schools. We don’t apply context or intent anymore. People who gro to hate are not taking cues from Jimmy Fallon or Megan Kelly
Next dig up Al Jolson and parade his bones through every major city. Like we don’t have enough problems
Fake outrage.
Black face is pretty tacky, but ffs 20 years? Leftists are brain damaged.
Propaganda racism at it's best! Black people stand with Jimmy Fallon!
20 years ago today ugh, let the man be, he knows his mistakes and clearly stated so a while ago
Who cares? It was a non event back then. No one complained
Should I be offended and outraged by this movie?
Hypocrites
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