Jimmy Kimmel Announces Vacation Amid Resurfaced ‘Blackface’ Sketch

ABC has announced the first two celebrities who will be guest hosting episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live amid the absence of host Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel altogether because of jokes he's made in his past.Thehost spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about whether he thinks Kimmel should step out of the spotlight after facing backlash for performing in blackface in past skits, as well as using the N-word multiple times in a recently unearthed song from the 1996 comedy Christmas album,.

Jimmy Kimmel has apologised for his use of blackface in a recurring TV skit.The comedian impersonated black basketball star Karl Malone on Comedy Central’s The Man Show, which aired from 1999 to 2003.The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host admitted in a statement he had been 'reluctant' to address the sketch, explaining: "I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us.""That delay was a mistake," Kimmel added,

Jimmy Kimmel Live host has been under fire after footage from his old Comedy Central series The Man Show began recirculating on social media, showing him in blackface playing NBA legend Karl Malone.Kimmel, who has just been unveiled as the host of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, released a statement on Tuesday (June 23) to apologise for his past indiscretions while also condemning those on the right seeking to use his mistake as political revenge for his attacks on President Trump."I have long

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel apologized Tuesday for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and other Black celebrities but said his delay in addressing the subject came in part to avoid handing a victory to his foes.“I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke,” the ABC late-night star said in a statement.It's part of the entertainment world's continuing reckoning triggered by the protests against police treatment of Black

Jimmy Kimmel has apologised for using blackface make-up to impersonate stars including Snoop Dogg and Oprah Winfrey.

Jimmy Kimmel has followed fellow U.S. late-night host Jimmy Fallon’s lead and apologized for a blackface TV skit.

Jimmy Kimmel has followed fellow U.S.

Jimmy Kimmel apologized for his impersonation of NBA star Karl Malone, which featured the comedian in blackface, on The Man Show.

Jimmy Kimmel apologized for the “embarrassing” impressions he did of multiple Black celebrities in the 1990s, including former NBA star Karl Malone. For his Malone impression, shown on the Comedy Central program The Man Show, which ran from 1999-2004, Jimmy wore blackface. In a prepared statement, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host said that he believes that he’s evolved and “matured over the last twenty-plus years,” and hopes that is “evident to anyone who watches my show.”

Jimmy Kimmel is under fire for allegedly using a racial slur multiple times in a video that has surfaced from 1996.

Megan Fox spoke out after a resurfaced interview showed Jimmy Kimmel joking about Michael Bay sexualizing her when she was underage.In a 2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! clip that has been making the rounds on Twitter, the actress, now 34, told a story about being cast as an extra in Bad Boys II shortly after her 15th birthday.“They were shooting this club scene, and they brought me in, and I was wearing a stars-and-stripes bikini and a red cowboy hat and, like, six-inch heels.

Jimmy Kimmel and Michael Bay are in the middle of intense public scrutiny. A several-years-old clip from the 52-year-old comic's show recently resurfaced online and featured Megan Fox recounting an experience with director Bay when she was a teenager.

Transformers director Michael Bay, and Jimmy Kimmel to . Over the weekend, a 2009 interview between Megan and Jimmy resurfaced and reminded fans why Megan's career stalled years ago.

Matt Damon is reacting to “enemy” Jimmy Kimmel taking the summer off!

Jimmy Kimmel is dedicated to his family, but unfortunately, the television talk show host is leaving his long-running joke with the Contagion alum, Matt Damon. On Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host revealed he was going on a summer vacation, however, in the midst of the clip, Matt Damon slips into the bedroom inside of Kimmel’s home to castigate him for taking time off.

not by taking the summer off from “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”That’s the coward’s way out.Kimmel needs to apologize for the resurfaced blackface sketches that aired during his days on Comedy Central’s “The Man Show” (1999-2004), which included him playing NBA star Karl Malone and a parody of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” called “Oprah Jimfrey.” You can only imagine.

Jimmy Kimmel has announced he will be taking the remainder of the summer off from hosting his late-night show to spend more time with his family.On Thursday, ahead of an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! the 52-year-old, who has been filming the show remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, said: “Tonight is my last new show for the summer. I'm taking the summer off to spend even more time with my family."“I've been doing this job for almost 18 years, I've done 3,130 shows," he continued.

Jimmy Kimmel announced his plans to take a break from filming Jimmy Kimmel Live! this summer — and Matt Damon wasn’t too happy about it.The 52-year-old comedian took a moment on Thursday, June 18, to tell fans that he was taking a well-deserved vacation to spend more time with his wife, Molly McNearney, and their two children, 5-year-old Jane and 3-year-old Billy.