In the 20-minute video Minhaj addressed claims that he fabricated aspects of stories of racism and Islamophobia to advance his career.
Comedian Hasan Minhaj released a video to his Instagram Thursday in response to a New Yorker article that reported he made up stories about racism and Islamophobia for his standup routines. In the 20-minute video Minhaj asked and addressed the question 'Is Hasan Minhaj just a con artist who uses fake racism and Islamophobia to advance his career?' which was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
'Our piece, which includes Minhaj’s perspective at length, was carefully reported and fact-checked.' 'It is based on interviews with more than twenty people, including former ‘Patriot Act’ and ‘Daily Show’ staffers; members of Minhaj’s security team; and people who have been the subject of his standup work, including the former F.B.I. informant ‘Brother Eric’ and the woman at the center of his prom-rejection story,' the spokesperson added. 'We stand by our story.
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