After more than a week of escalating criticism, ABC is
apologizing for a segment of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in which a child joked about
killing Chinese people.
According to The NY Post, the network said the offensive
skit will be edited out of the late-night talk show’s episode for future
airings or any other distribution, including online.
The controversy erupted after an Oct. 16 comedy bit in which
Kimmel asked a “Kids Table” of youngsters to comment on recent news events,
such as the federal government shutdown. At one point, Kimmel asked the kids
what the United States
should do to end its growing debt to China .
“America
owes China
a lot of money, $1.3 trillion,” he said. “How should we pay them back?”
“Kill everyone in China !” a 6-year-old boy exclaimed.
Kimmel joked, “That’s an interesting idea” and laughed.
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