NBC canceled Macdonald’s Tonight appearance, stating, “Out of sensitivity to our audience and in light of Norm Macdonald’s comments in the press today, The Tonight Show has decided to cancel his appearance on Tuesday’s telecast. We want that to be the future world, of course.” Though his tone-deaf Down syndrome comment seems likely to stir up a whole new controversy, Macdonald walked back his earlier #MeToo statement, telling Stern that the movement “is what you want for your daughters. Tomorrow’s appearance on ABC’s The View is still on, Macdonald said, though he seemed to be reconsidering a print interview with Rolling Stone. Macdonald said he’s spoken to Netflix honcho Ted Sarandos and that “he knows I’m a good person.” “Jimmy said come back whenever you want, but I think it’ll hurt the show tonight.” “I was like good Lord, bring them in and let me talk to them, I don’t want to make people cry,” he said. “Then Jimmy came back in, said can I talk to you buddy?”, Macdonald said. “He was very broken up about it, he said ‘I don’t know what to do.it’s just that I have so much pressure, people are crying. Some comedy bits with Macdonald and guest Matthew McConaughey had already been scrapped, but all agreed that Macdonald could talk about the late Burt Reynolds. And so, it led to problems The first few times I had. They’d initially considered having Macdonald make a statement addressing the controversy at the beginning of the show, with Macdonald then suggesting making the statement at the end of the show. Eilish made the confession while speaking with shock jock Howard Stern. Macdonald said he was told personally by Fallon backstage last night that he’d been bumped. Brendan Fraser Recalls His 'Superman' Audition Misgivings From Back In The Day
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