Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels revealed he disagreed with NBC's 2019 decision to rescind comedian Shane Gillis' casting offer following controversy over allegedly racist remarks. In an interview, Michaels stated: "He said something stupid, but it got blown up into the end of the world. "I was angry.
I thought, you haven't seen what we're going to do, and what I'm going to try to bring out in him." The news follows SNL getting slammed for attempting to recreate a Kamala Harris interview and fans slamming Alec Baldwin's return to the show , following the actor's Rust shooting case . JoJo Siwa fans attack SNL over brutal 'pile on' labeling show hosts as bullies Taylor Swift receives apology from presenter for sharing bed with Travis Kelce The Gillis controversy erupted when past podcast episodes surfaced featuring the podcast using racial slurs, leading to immediate public backlash.
Despite Michaels' history of navigating controversial moments throughout SNL's run, including Sinéad O'Connor's papal protest and contentious hosts like Andrew Dice Clay, the viral nature of this incident proved uncontainable. "That was very strong from the people in charge," Michaels told the Wall Street Journal regarding NBC's executive decision. "And obviously I was not on that side, but I understood it.
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