Ant and Dec have issued an apology after previously using blackface during episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway.The Geordie duo — which consists of Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 44 — imitated people of colour in a number of episodes of the hit ITV show in the early 2000s. In 2003, the pair dressed up as Jamaican women named Patty and Bernice as they tricked the cast of Emmerdale in one of their 'Undercover' segments.
Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit
28.05.2020 - 12:15 / abcnews.go.com
NEW YORK -- NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Fallon tweeted on Tuesday that “there is no excuse for this.”
Discussion of Fallon's 20-year-old skit surfaced this week after a video of it was posted online. According to Variety, it was first posted on Twitter by a user named “chefboyohdear,” and showed Fallon, as Rock, appearing on a talk show.
Fallon tweeted
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10.06.2020 / 16:35
Brad Pitt’s Rumored Girlfriend Alia Shawkat Apologizes For Using N-Word During 2016 SXSW Panel
In case you didn’t know, actress Alia Shawkat has been a very vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement — so this is an especially embarrassing moment.
celebrityinsider.org
06.06.2020 / 02:53
Sebastian Bear-McClard – The Husband Of Emily Ratajkowski – Apologizes For Using The N-Word
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celebrityinsider.org
02.06.2020 / 22:33
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes On-Air For Wearing Blackface And Insists He’s Not A Racist
After 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.
variety.com
02.06.2020 / 16:59
Jimmy Fallon Gives Emotional Apology for ‘SNL’ Blackface Skit: ‘I Am Not a Racist’
By Rebecca Rubin
etcanada.com
27.05.2020 / 21:57
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For 2000 ‘SNL’ Blackface Sketch, Jamie Foxx Defends Him
Jimmy Fallon is apologizing after a clip from a 20-year-old “Saturday Night Live” sketch resurfaced that featured the future “Tonight Show” host in blackface.
msn.com
27.05.2020 / 21:45
Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
perezhilton.com
27.05.2020 / 16:31
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For Wearing Blackface In SNL Sketch
Jimmy Fallon wants his critics to know he hears them loud and clear.
billboard.com
27.05.2020 / 12:25
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes for 'Terrible Decision' After 'SNL' Blackface Video Surfaces
Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (May 26) apologized for doing blackface 20 years ago during a sketch on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
msn.com
27.05.2020 / 11:11
Jimmy Fallon apologises for wearing blackface in 2000 SNL skit after clip resurfaced
US late night host Jimmy Fallon has apologised after video resurfaced of him wearing blackface during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch.
msn.com
27.05.2020 / 10:53
Jimmy Fallon apologizes for wearing blackface in resurfaced SNL sketch
Late-night TV host and comedian Jimmy Fallon has apologized for appearing in blackface during a Saturday Night Live sketch two decades ago after a clip went viral on social media and triggered a storm of protest.
msn.com
27.05.2020 / 10:53
Jimmy Fallon apologizes for 'terrible decision' to wear blackface on SNL in 2000
After coming under fire for wearing blackface in an old Saturday Night Live sketch, Jimmy Fallon has issued an apology.
breakingnews.ie
27.05.2020 / 07:29
Jimmy Fallon apologies for ‘offensive decision’ to wear blackface in SNL sketch
US late night host Jimmy Fallon has apologised after video resurfaced of him wearing blackface during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch.
breakingnews.ie
27.05.2020 / 06:21
Jimmy Fallon apologies for ‘offensive decision’ to wear blackface in SNL sketch
US late night host Jimmy Fallon has apologised after video resurfaced of him wearing blackface during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch.
usmagazine.com
27.05.2020 / 03:41
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes for Doing Blackface on ‘SNL’ 20 Years Ago After Clip Resurfaces: ‘I Made a Terrible Decision’
Making amends. Jimmy Fallon apologized for taking part in a blackface skit on Saturday Night Live 20 years ago, after the clip resurfaced on social media on Tuesday, May 26.