Wajahat Ali
Role at the time: Host of The Left Hook, replying on X
Condemned
Statement summary
Two days after the episode, Wajahat Ali, the host of The Left Hook, wrote on X that using the word "monkey," "regardless of intention or a slip of tongue," is terrible because of its racist history, and said the program had addressed it with the audience.
“I agree that using the word monkey, regardless of intention or a slip of tongue, is terrible due to its racist history. That's why we addressed it with the audience.”