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Norm Macdonald's appearance on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" was hastily canceled on Tuesday after the comedian sparked controversy with remarks on the #MeToo movement and the treatment of Louis CK, Chris Hardwick and Roseanne .
"Out of sensitivity to our audience and in light of Norm Macdonald's comments in the press today," The Tonight Show "has decided to cancel its participation in Tuesday's telecast," said NBC in a statement. The decision of "Tonight Show" to give up Macdonald came even after he apologized for his comments later in the day.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Macdonald said he was "happy that the #MeToo movement has slowed down a bit." He added, "In the past, 100 women can not lie. "A woman can not lie." And it became "I believe all women." And then you say, "This guy from Chris Hardwick, I really thought I had the round tip of the stick." "
He also said that he thought that Roseanne Barr had been treated harshly in the ensuing storm, after comparing Obama advisor, Valerie Jarrett, to a monkey in an early morning tweet in May. Barr was fired and her sitcom "Roseanne" was canceled in a few hours (she was finally relaunched as "The Conners" without Barr's involvement).
Macdonald, who started as an editor for Barr's original series on Barr, described the fight of Barr and Louis C.K (C.K. notably lost his contract with FX after revelations about his sexual misconduct).
"There are very few people who have experienced what they've lost all in a day," Macdonald said. "Of course, people will go," And the victims? "But you know what? The victims did not have to go through there. "
Macdonald then apologized for "minimizing the pain" of victims of sexual abuse and harassment with his comments.
The comedian is about to launch a new series of interviews, "Norm Macdonald Has a Show", on September 14 on Netflix, with 10 installments of half an hour or so.
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