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Former late-night television host Jay Leno has issued a public apology to Asian-Americans for jokes he has told over his career. The apology came during a conference call he participated in with an Asian-American advocacy group. Leno is going out of his way to say that this isn’t an example of cancel culture, but rather a serious case of him “making the wrong choices” and taking responsibility for his decisions. But it just seems like there has to be more to this story than first meets the eye. Leno has been gone from The Tonight Show for more than seven years and largely out of the public eye. What prompted this sudden act of contrition? (CBS Los Angeles)
Comedian Jay Leno issued an apology Wednesday for past jokes about Asians and Asian Americans.
Media Action Network for Asian Americans said the former “Tonight Show” host expressed his remorse in a recent Zoom call between himself and the group’s leadership.
The Asian American advocacy group said it has spent years complaining about Leno’s comments.
In 2002, the 70-year-old comedian joked about Chinese people and about Korean people eating dogs. Those comments were said to have continued over the years.
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