Bob Iger addresses the blackface controversy that affected Jimmy Kimmel.
Final month, outdated movies Jimmy Kimmel carrying blackface to impersonate NBA Legend Karl Malone resurfaced with many, together with Nick Cannon, indignant that the late-night present is capable of get away with that sort stuff. Sadly, blackface incidents happen to today with Gucci being compelled to drag a controversial sweater from their assortment just some weeks in the past. There wasn’t a lot mentioned concerning the controversy after Cannon introduced it up and apparently, the matter was dealt with privately between the CEO Disney and Kimmel.
Whereas addressing the press yesterday, Disney’s Bob Iger mentioned that he dealt privately with blackface controversies involving two his ABC hosts, Pleasure Behar and Jimmy Kimmel. “This specific incident we selected to take care of as a personal matter,” mentioned Iger when requested concerning the controversies. “We don’t condone the use blackface beneath any circumstance in our world right now. We handled the incidences privately. We didn’t really feel it required any specific remark.”
Iger didn’t specify what form punishment, if any, was handed right down to Behar and Kimmel for the blackface incidents. Contemplating there was no remark issued and the matter was handled privately, we assume mild slap on the wrist was the end result.
