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James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003 at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and 2018.
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Jimmy Kimmel Just Issued an Apology for His ‘Embarrassing’ Blackface Sketches

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Let’s just call it what it is. Trying on someone’s skin color as a “joke” isn’t really comedy; it’s racism. While Jimmy Kimmel’s blackface sketch apology barely scratches the surface of that conversation, the night show host has started to reflect on the “thoughtless” nature of his past actions in a new statement issued June 23. “I have long been reluctant to address this, as I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us,” the Jimmy Kimmel Live!

host began. “That delay was a mistake. There is nothing more important to me than your respect, and I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.”

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