The 38-year-old comedian and 'Saturday Night Live' star came under fire after jokes about the Olympic gymnast were shared on his Instagram account.
Later, Che claimed that his account was hacked, saying,"maaannnn, i got hacked today. cant believe they got me. yall know i only do jokes about whites and cops. s'all good now, i changed my password and everything .. anyway yall hear about dababy tho.. ? Thats crazy .. iight. see yall at church. imma get there early."
But after that claim, he seemed to continue to double down on the whole saga, at one point sharing an Instagram story post with the caption,"I'm a goddamn martyr."Managers and publicists for Che did not respond to NBC News' requests for comment on Friday.Alexander Kacala is a reporter and editor at TODAY Digital and NBC OUT. He loves writing about pop culture, trending topics, LGBTQ issues, style and all things drag.
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