Jimmy Fallon under fire for SNL blackface sketch

After a video of Jimmy Fallon wearing blackface on a 2000 SNL sketch resurfaced, The Tonight Show host has issued an apology.

In the video, Fallon impersonates Chris Rock. Following the subsequent backlash, Fallon posted a statement on Twitter, saying “I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.”

In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this.

I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.

— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) May 26, 2020

Fallon has faced calls to resign from his position as host of The Tonight Show, and the clip, which has surfaced on social media before, prompted the hashtag #JimmyFallonisoverparty.