Nyle DiMarco, one of the deaf community’s most prominent members is not happy with comedian Jamie Foxx after his fake sign language during a promo of his then upcoming appearance on The Tonight Show which airs on Thursdays to promote his new Fox reality show Beat Shazam. Jamie Foxx provided some fake sign language as host Jimmy Fallon did the mini-ad which advertised Foxx’s then upcoming…
Jamie Foxx’s ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘Gibberish’ Sign Language on ‘Fallon’ Gets Called Out
Jamie Foxx is under fire for mocking sign language during his recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
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DJ David Newsroom Breaking News: 'DWTS’ WINNER NYLE DIMARCOOUTRAGED AT FALLON, FOXXMAKING FUN OF THE DEAFNyle DiMarco is outraged at Jamie Foxx and Jimmy Fallon for a skit he says mocks deaf people.Foxx was on Fallon’s show Thursday night and at one point Fallon tossed to a break. As he’s tossing, Jamie is doing fake sign-language to the camera.The audience laughed, but Nyle – who is deaf – is outraged. The winner of both “DWTS” and “America’s Next Top Model” is shocked the skit was broadcast, saying, “How was this allowed? Where’s the cultural sensitivity. Not comedy when you make fun of others.”Nyle had words for Foxx as well … “It is straight up disrespectful to make up sign language. Everything is in gibberish.”
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