Saturday Night Live comedian Michael Che is currently under fire after taking aim at US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
On Thursday night Che took to his Instagram stories to crack jokes about Biles, who recently pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of competition due to mental health concerns.
Che went on to share a Biles’ joke that referenced Larry Nassar, the former US Olympic team doctor who sexually assaulted Biles and dozens of other gymnasts.
Che went on to claim that he was hacked while using the same font as the deleted Instagram stories.
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) July 30, 2021
No one believed Che’s denial and called for SNL to punish him.
https://twitter.com/farrahsafiakhan/status/1420930181468983312
Sometimes people get cancelled and I’m sitting here like it’s not that serious…
but Michael Che is on another level of disrespect @nbcsnl @nbc @HBO should no longer support this man for making fun of sexual assault victims his “joke” was absolutely appalling
— averyasherave (@averyasherave) July 30, 2021
NBC needs to at minimum put Michael Che on a six month suspension.
The Nassar joke in particular is completely out of bounds. https://t.co/GZsXewC4co
— Barbara Smith (@nanaslugdiva) July 30, 2021
Fire Michael Che and hire Jay Pharoah https://t.co/5VMMq7tJO2
— Genie Lauren (@MoreAndAgain) July 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/HausUrban/status/1420917212441989120
A Larry Nassar Joke?!
Michael Che ain't shit and I hope this puts the nail in his career. However it's against a Black woman so I doubt it. https://t.co/NbwfrukmbB
— 🪩 MADAM THIQUE & COZY 🪩 (@ABitOfKwansLife) July 30, 2021