Posted on 09/11/2018 7:17:42 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Shortly after comments about Roseanne Barr, Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement made during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter sparked controversy online, comedian Norm Macdonald has issued an apology.
"Roseanne and Louis have both been very good friends of mine for many years," Macdonald tweeted Tuesday evening. "They both made terrible mistakes and I would never defend their actions. If my words sounded like I was minimizing the pain that their victims feel to this day, I am deeply sorry."
Macdonald, who has a new show on Netflix titled Norm Macdonald Has a Show debuting this Friday, drew criticism for saying he was "happy the #MeToo movement has slowed down a little bit," and speaking about friends and fellow comics Barr and C.K.
"Roseanne was so broken up [after her show's reboot was canceled] that I got Louis to call her, even though Roseanne was very hard on Louis before that," Macdonald said. "But she was just so broken and just crying constantly. There are very few people that have gone through what they have, losing everything in a day. Of course, people will go, 'What about the victims?' But you know what? The victims didn't have to go through that."
Of the phone call between Barr and C.K., Macdonald said, "They both said they had a good conversation and were just giving any advice you could give to each other. There would be no way for me to even understand that advice, because who has ever gone through such a thing? All their work in their entire life being wiped out in a single day, a moment."
No idea what this is about just wanted to say that Norm has given me some of my best laughs over the years.
Thanks. I’ll have to check that out.
Classic. Thanks.
Lionel talks with Roseanne
https://youtu.be/o1eK91pWy4M
Lionel talks with Roseanne
https://youtu.be/o1eK91pWy4M
Anyway, little Ms. Muslim Brotherhood Iranian Spy who lives with Obama will end up being spat on on her way to the gallows. Rosie will have a comeback then.
My guess? 80% of #metoo is female hysteria.
it’s the Helena Bonham Carter “Planet of the Apes” character Ari who Jarrett looks like.. even the haircuts are similar
They cancelled McDonald from the Tonight Show today over this.
He was really good on The Middle.
. He lost his gig as the SNL news host back in the ‘90s for his constant mockery of OJ Simpson when OJ was on trial and the president of NBC was a personal friend of OJ.
Sometimes I catch his bits on XM comedy and most is rather funny and good.
#metoo, female hysteria??
I thought it was an invitation. Why else would women be saying “pound me too”??
I don’t know the cause of his firing, but I always thought he disappeared the week after, startled by an off-camera noise, he loosed an F-bomb during his “fake news” segment.
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