Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For Wearing Blackface In Resurfaced Clip From 2000

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Jimmy Fallon has released an apology after a video of him in blackface surfaced online.
The clip was from an SNL sketch in 2000, and it showed Fallon performing an impression of comedian Chris Rock in a talk show hosted by Regis Philbin, who was played by Darrell Hammond.
The footage triggered a new “#jimmyfallonisoverparty” hashtag to trend. Fallon was quick to respond to the backlash, and took to Twitter to apologize to those who were offended by the bit.
“I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this,” he said. “I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”
While some Twitter users called for Fallon to be “canceled,” others thought it was unreasonable to hold him responsible for his actions from 20 years ago.
“This is unacceptable, but it was also ages ago. While it is important to bring it up because it’s something that happened and isn’t all okay, he shouldn’t be canceled for it,” one Twitter user reasoned out.

[via CNN, opening image via Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com]