The American Music Awards 2022 brought the stars together under the Microsoft Theatre roof in Downtown Los Angeles. As the celebrities made their way into the venue, they flashed some of their fashion looks showcasing their personality.
15.11.2022 - 02:13 / perezhilton.com
Dave Chappelle’s controversial SNL opening monologue about Kanye West’s antisemitic comments is garnering a LOT of backlash.
If you missed it, the comedian appeared as the host of Saturday Night Live over the weekend and used most of his 15-minute monologue to address and perpetuate his rapper friend’s antisemitic comments about wanting to go “death con 3” on Jewish people and more. Now, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, and many others are fed up and speaking out against the insulting television segment.
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During the problematic monologue, Dave made a series of antisemitic jokes while he discussed Jewish people in Hollywood, referred to Shabbat as “Sha na na,” and claimed Ye had broken “show business rules” by discussing things “you should never speak about it,” among other things. To get a sense of why many people are rightfully upset, watch the distasteful speech (below).
On Sunday, Jonathan took to Twitter to criticize the comic’s decision to make light of Kanye’s violent ideologies, but he also put NBC on blast for allowing this to occur in the first place. He wrote:
So, so true! NBC should have done better to stop these violent and harmful comments from airing. Let’s remember, the Jewish people have historically faced mass execution when these harmful stereotypes become mainstream. That alone should be reason for anyone to denounce it! Referencing the start of The Closer star’s monologue (in which he pulled out a piece of paper and read a two-sentence statement “denouncing antisemitism in all forms,” earning him laughter from the audience who took it as more of a joke than a real statement), The Jerusalem Post also
The American Music Awards 2022 brought the stars together under the Microsoft Theatre roof in Downtown Los Angeles. As the celebrities made their way into the venue, they flashed some of their fashion looks showcasing their personality.
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