Jamie Foxx has responded to the backlash that Jimmy Fallon has been facing after an Saturday Night Live sketch in which Jimmy does blackface recently resurfaced. Back in 2000, when the late night host was still a regular on the sketch comedy show, Jimmy did an impression of former cast member, Chris Rock, for which he painted his skin brown.
The sketch has received criticism in the years since it aired, although it appears that it's made its way back into the public consciousness once again. This time, The Tonight Show decided it was time to acknowledge the backlash, issuing an apology for his "unquestionably offensive decision" to do blackface on the show.
However, not everyone agrees that the move was wrong, or could even be considered blackface. On Wednesday, Jamie Foxx commented on an Instagram post by E! News that had reported Jimmy's apology, coming to the defense of his fellow comedian. "He was doing an impression of chris rock," Jamie wrote. "It wasn’t black face. We comedians I know it’s a tough time right now. But this one is a stretch. On a show called in living color we played every race Let this one go. We got bigger fish to fry ... #changecourse."
Ariana Grande Claps Back At Anyone Impersonating Her Infamous Ponytail & Voice
Ariana Grande offered a few sly words for anyone doing their best Ariana Grande impression on TikTok.
Ariana Grande's ponytail may be just as famous as she is, at this point. The petite singer is known for her insanely oversized ponytail, that falls on her shoulders and down her back. She's also known for playing the role of Cat Valentine on the TV show Victorious, as well as her penchant for wearing black eyeliner in a cat-eye shape. Combine all these aspects, and you have yourself the perfect Ariana Grande costume. It seems that these Ariana trademark looks have become so prevalent, that they've resulted in tons of copy-cats making TikTok videos in her likeness.
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We've seen Ariana dopplegangers before, and Ariana didn't necessarily seem like the biggest fan then-- and apparently, she is not. She's attempted to retract her statement-- well, as much as you can 'officially retract' something once it's on social media (meaning, she deleted the post), but, the internet never forgets.
In an Instagram Story that acted as a response to actor/writer Jordan Firstman, Ariana Grande responded to the many impersonations of her across the internet, calling them "degrading."
Firstman's original post was actually in response to viral impersonations in general:
"Okay, wait, wait, I have an idea: What if we, like, we took like a moment, like a small clip from a movie or a TV show; something that like, an artist like really poured their soul into, and like, it just like took them years to make, and it was like an uphill battle the entire time, and then when they finally got the financing it was like, they made it! Like what if we took a moment from that and we kind of like, recontextualize it, like does that make sense, and like we put a completely arbitrary meaning onto that thing that the artist loves so much, kind of like degrading like its entire value?"
Firstman went on to do a satirical impression of Grande. She replied in a now-deleted Story: "Omg can this please also double as your impression of the pony tail tik tok girls who think doing the cat valentine voice and that wearing winged eyeliner and a sweatshirt is doing a good impersonation of me … cause this really how it feels … ‘degrading it’s [sic] entire value’ I screamed."
Some fans, in response to the fact that Ariana was offended, are offended themselves, thinking the former Nickelodeon star should be more grateful.
Check out Ariana's message below, and let us know where you stand on the Great Ariana Grande Impression Debate.
Will Smith Does Hilarious Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick Impression
Will Smith did his best Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick impersonation in his hilarious rendition of their 1985 classic, “La Di Da Di.”
Will Smith knows his hip hop history, and he proved it when he showed off his impersonation skills by doing both the Doug E. Fresh beatboxing and the Slick Rick rhymes on the 1985 classic, “La Di Da Di.” The actor and former rapper got musical on a new episode of his new Snapchat series, Will From Home that he filmed in his car. Will made full use of the various features on Snapchat, alternating between a “chain” and “pirate” filter while he rapped the famous chorus in one frame and beatboxed in another. “La-di, da-di,” Will spat. “You know what, yo peep this. La-di-da-di, we like to party/We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody/We’re just some men that’s on the mic/And when we rock up on the mic we rock the mic/For all of y’all keeping y’all in health/Just to see you smile and enjoy yourself/Cause it’s cool when you cause a cozy condition/That we create, cause that’s our mission.”
“No teeth to get in the way of these bars,” he wrote in the caption of the video which he shared on Instagram, referring to the missing teeth in the pirate filter. Will also included another Will From Home clip in the same post, this time of him tackling Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box.” However, it was not your average rendition. Will took Doja Cat’s recent Shakespearean reading of “The Box,” which she performed in a full chainmail headdress, and put the original music back on her version, mouthing the famous “EE ER”s while rocking an on-theme filter. Will’s clearly been getting very creative with his new Snapchat series, and we’re all here for it.