They both made terrible mistakes and I would never defend their actions,” he wrote. “Roseanne and Louis have both been very good friends of mine for many years. Shortly after his comments sparked backlash, the Mike Tyson Mysteries actor apologized via Twitter. “Of course, people will go, ‘What about the victims?’ But you know what? The victims didn’t have to go through that.” “There are very few people that have gone through what they have, losing everything in a day,” Macdonald continued. and Roseanne Barr, who had both been under fire for various scandals at the time. He went on to stand up for friends Louis C.K. And so the only way to survive is to deny, deny, deny.” “Now it’s admit wrongdoing and you’re finished. … The model used to be: admit wrongdoing, show complete contrition and then we give you a second chance,” Macdonald said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m happy the #MeToo movement has slowed down a little bit. In September 2018, he was pulled from a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon after comments he made about the #MeToo movement raised eyebrows. Through the years, the Norm Macdonald Has a Show host was a controversial comedic figure. His final film credit was in 2019’s Klaus.

Apart from his work on the NBC late-night series, the Canada native was known for roles in 1995’s Billy Madison and 2010’s Grown Ups.