Ted Danson apologises for wearing Blackface and using N-word at celebrity roast in 1993

NME · June 6, 2026

Ted Danson has said he will be apologising for “the rest of my life” after appearing in blackface at a 1993 Whoopi Goldberg Friars Club roast. The Curb Your Enthusiasm actor appeared on Wednesday’s (June 3) episode of W.

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