Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel has been accused of racism for poking fun at Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali’s name.
The presenter joked about the Moonlight star and the name of his newly-born son following his best supporting actor win.
Host Jimmy Kimmel (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
He also teased a tourist who appeared as a stunt on the show in which passengers on an open-top bus tour of Hollywood were unexpectedly ushered into the ceremony.
Viewers slammed Kimmel over the jokes.
Really over Kimmel's unfunny shtick of mocking "different" names of POC. Do better. #Oscars
— The Resisterhood (@resisterhood) February 27, 2017
So Jimmy Kimmel doesnt think Korean names are real names but thats not surprising #Oscars pic.twitter.com/C2cNoEXIkr
— VLS (@Zutta_V) February 27, 2017
PEOPLE'S NAMES ARE NOT JOKES YOU RACIST ASSHOLE oh my GOD why has Kimmel gone back to this well more than zero times?! #Oscars
— Katie Hegarty (@HegartyKatie) February 27, 2017
to me, kimmel is an unusual name, but you don't see me going on and on about it.
— Alex Alvarez (@soalexgoes) February 27, 2017
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