Jimmy Kimmel has apologised for using blackface make-up to impersonate stars including Snoop Dogg and Oprah Winfrey. The US TV host said he had “thought of them as impersonations of celebrities and nothing more”, but wanted to say sorry to those who had been “genuinely hurt or offended”.
The 52-year-old said he had delayed apologising because he thought that it “would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us”.
He added: “That delay was a mistake.” Jimmy Kimmel imitated Snoop Dogg (Matt Crossick/PA) Kimmel hosts a late-night talk show on US channel ABC and hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018.
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