Jimmy Kimmel also says waiting to say something about the blackface impression 'was a mistake.'
The late-night host also says waiting to say something about the impersonation "was a mistake."
Kimmel began doing his impression of Malone, then a player with the Utah Jazz, in the mid-'90s, and continued it on TV, where he wore blackface makeup and a bald cap. A sketch from Comedy Central'sKimmel's apology follows fellow late-night hostin 2000. Netflix has also pulled sketch series Little Britain over its use of blackface, and HBO Max temporarily shelved Gone With the Wind until it can add a disclaimer about the 1939 movie's depiction of Black characters and slavery.
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