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Jimmy Fallon apologizes for wearing blackface in resurfaced SNL sketch

Late-night host said he ‘made a terrible decision’ after clip of him impersonating Chris Rock in 2000 went viral

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.

In the sketch, broadcast in 2000, Fallon, who now hosts The Tonight Show, was impersonating the black comedian Chris Rock and wearing heavy makeup.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3c8Yh4u

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