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24 Mar, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Jay Leno has apologized for a number of jokes he made at the expense of the Korean and Chinese communities.
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“I genuinely thought them to be harmless. I was making fun of our enemy North Korea, and like most jokes, there was a ring of truth to them,” he said, according to a Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) release.
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“At the time, there was a prevailing attitude that some group is always complaining about something, so don’t worry about it,” he said.

There's more:
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Representatives for Leno did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Meanwhile, the president of MANAA said jokes encourage racial hatred towards Asian Americans.

He also made an important point about race in comedy
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Leno’s jokes were put in the spotlight after @itsgabrielleu discussed a joke he made on “America’s Got Talent” latimes.com/entertainment-…
In 2015, Jay Leno couldn’t resist taking a jab at Stephen Colbert when he took over as the host of CBS’ “Late Show.” latimes.com/entertainment/…
Here's Leno's career in photos latimes.com/entertainment/…

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