ABC apologizes for child's joke on Kimmel's show
ABC apologizes to Asian-American group for child's joke on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' skit
This July 3, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Jimmy Kimmel on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." ABC is apologizing for a segment of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in which a child joked about killing Chinese to help erase the U.S. debt. The boy's unscripted comment came during a comedy bit in which youngsters commented on news events. ABC's apology came in response to a complaint from a group called 80-20, which identifies itself as a pan Asian-American political organization. (AP Photo/ABC, Randy Holmes, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- ABC is apologizing for a segment of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in which a child joked about killing Chinese people to help erase the U.S. debt.
The boy's unscripted comment came during a comedy bit in which youngsters commented on news events. The skit, aimed at poking fun at childish politicians, aired last week on Kimmel's late-night talk show.
ABC's apology came in response to a complaint from a group called 80-20 that identifies itself as a pan-Asian-American political organization.
In an Oct. 25 letter to the group, ABC said it would never purposefully do anything to upset the Chinese, Asian or other communities. The network says the skit will be edited out of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" episode for future airings or any other distribution, including online.
