Chris Rock broke his silence on the controversy that surrounded “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon after a video resurfaced of him doing an impression of Rock in blackface in a 2000 sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” Fallon was forced to issue two apologies this spring when critics called for his cancellation after the clip resurfaced amid a heightened rebuke of comedians’ past use of blackface.
Although the controversy focused on Fallon's impression of Rock, the comedian stayed relatively quiet on the subject until now.
Speaking with The New York Times ahead of the season premiere of “Fargo,” Rock explained that, while he certainly doesn’t condone the use of blackface, he was never offended by Fallon’s impression.
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