'Saturday Night Live' comedian Michael Che sparks backlash after posting offensive jokes about Simone Biles on Instagram.
"Goddamn that's rough, absolutely tasteless 9/10," the post said. The post also gave a racist joke someone sent about Biles an 8 out of 10.
Later, Che wrote in his stories, using the same background, font and format as the original posts:"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."It's unclear if Che's"hacked" post was an actual defense or a joke.
Managers and publicists for Che did not respond to requests for comment Friday. Representatives for NBC and"SNL," where Che is co-head writer, also did not immediately return requests for comment.Representatives for HBO Max, which airs Che's sketch comedy series, also did not return requests for comment.
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