NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon is opening up about the personal anguish he felt following the backlash to his now-infamous hair mussing appearance with Donald Trump.
The host of “The Tonight Show” tells The Hollywood Reporter he “made a mistake” and apologized “if I made anyone mad.” He adds that he “would do it differently” looking back on the 2016 episode.
Trump opponents criticized Fallon for a cringe-worthy interview only weeks before the election where Fallon playfully stroked Trump’s hair. Fallon’s show eventually lost more than one-fifth of its audience and its late-night crown.
People were interested in these podcasts
Fallon says he wasn’t approving of Trump or his beliefs just because he joked with him and says he “did not do it to ’normalize’ him or say I believe in his political beliefs.”
Please read our comment policy before commenting.