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Jimmy Fallon apologized on Tuesday for doing blackface during a sketch on NBC’s Saturday Night Live 20 years ago after the clip resurfaced on Twitter with the hashtag #jimmyfallonisoverparty.
“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,” Fallon wrote in a tweet. “I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”
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 (@jimmyfallon) May 26, 2020
NBC has deleted Fallon’s Chris Rock impressions from their SNL website, but the sketch can be found on Youtube and Twitter:
#jimmyfallonisoverparty if ur trying to see what he did pic.twitter.com/5K2eAH7Vjn
— s?️m? (@chefboyohdear) May 26, 2020
Rock was a member of Lorne Michaels’ sketch comedy series from 1990-1993, while Fallon was a cast member from 1998-2004.
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