Published 19:15 IST, June 24th 2020

Jimmy Kimmel travels to a secret location with family after backlash: Reports

According to recent reports, comedian Jimmy Kimmel had fled from his Los Angeles mansion to a secret location in the wake of the backlash he received. Read on.

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Popular American comedian Jimmy Kimmel put forth an apology for his 1990s blackface impressions of NBA player Karl Malone and several or black celebrities. In a recent development according to a news portal, Jimmy Kimmel has reportedly fled from Los Angeles. It is t yet clear as to where he has fled off to but he has reportedly left LA along with his family too.

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Jimmy Kimmel flees Los Angeles

Jimmy Kimmel faced a lot of backlashes after pictures of him wearing blackface for sketches started surfacing on internet. Several leaked audios also have him using inappropriate racial slurs in a bid to imitate rapper Sop Dogg. audio is reportedly from way back in 1996. Both pictures and audio instantly wreaked havoc on social media amid Black Lives Matter movement that has been going on.

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Several reports suggest that Jimmy Kimmel has w left his Los Angeles home. comedian has reportedly fled off to avoid backlash. However, according to a leing daily portal, a representative of Jimmy Kimmel mentioned that this was indeed a planned family vacation. same statement also went on to say that Jimmy Kimmel will also be taking some time off to spend quality time with his family inste.

A leing news channel on Monday spoke about Jimmy Kimmel’s us of a racial slur against Black community in 1996. channel even spoke about all or times that comedian has done same. After spree of events, Jimmy Kimmel issued an apology stating that he h never considered his imitation “might be seen as anything or than an imitation of a fellow human being”.

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Jimmy Kimmel furr ded in apology, “In each case, I thought of m as impersonations of celebrities and thing more. Looking back, many of se sketches are embarrassing, and it is frustrating that se thoughtless moments have become a weapon used by some to diminish my criticisms of social and or injustices”.

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While talking about his vacation, Jimmy Kimmel ded, “My summer vacation has been planned for more than a year and includes next two summers off as well. I will be back to work in September”. He ended te by ding, “Thank you for giving me an opportunity to explain and to those I’ve disappointed, I am sorry”.

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19:15 IST, June 24th 2020