Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced on Thursday that he will take the summer off from his show as he faces criticism for performing in blackface in an old, recurring skit.

ABC’s Kimmel had co-hosted The Man Show on Comedy Central, where he dressed in blackface as now-retired NBA star Karl Malone. Videos and photos of Kimmel in the skit from the show, which ran from 1999-2004, circulated across social media with recent calls for him to apologize.

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