After much speculation surrounding her exit from America’s Got Talent, actress Gabrielle Union has taken to Twitter to express she is “humbled and thankful.”
“So many tears, so much gratitude. THANK YOU! Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone… you got me up off the ground. Humbled and thankful, forever,” the former AGT host said in one of two new tweets since news of her departure from America’s Got Talent went viral.
So many tears, so much gratitude. THANK YOU! Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone… you got me up off the ground. Humbled and thankful, forever ❤
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) November 28, 2019
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Although the 47-year-old actress has yet to address the details surrounding her departure, an exclusive story from Variety reports that Union, a new hire for the 14th season of the show, went to producers to report a racially insensitive joke made by former NBC late-night host, Jay Leno, during a taping where Leno starred as a guest judge on America’s Got Talent.
According to the media outlet, Leno joked about host Simon Cowell‘s painting of Cowell’s dogs, commenting that the pets appeared to be something that one would find “on the menu at a Korean restaurant,” four witnesses present for the taping told Variety.
The line was ultimately cut from the episode when it eventually aired on August 6, Variety reports.
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Multiple insiders familiar with the incident said that Union urged producers to report it to human resources, however, several insiders also told Variety that the report was never filed.
Since news of Union’s exit from America’s Got Talent went public last week, fans speculated racism as the root of Union’s departure, with the conversation being that Union was the personal victim. Some even speculated that Union was fired for her many, culturally-inspired hairstyles as seen on the show.
Prior to her most recent tweet, Union’s husband, Dwayne Wade, went public with his support for his wife, following her leave from the show.
So when i got the news that my wife was being fired—my first question was obviously why!? Iam still waiting on a good answer to that question. But if anyone knows @itsgabrielleu or have heard of her you know she’s an advocate for our community and culture.
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) November 27, 2019
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