Lilly Singh apologizes for a "disrespectful and problematic" joke about turbans

E! Online

"In a recent episode of my show, I stupidly made a comparison about turbans that I'd like to apologize for," the A Little Late host wrote in a message posted today to Twitter. "My guest was explaining how her kids were embarrassed I saw them with towels twisted on their heads and I said 'don't worry, it's like my Punjabi friends.' In the moment, my thought process was 'don't be embarrassed! I think that's dope.' But in hindsight I recognize that was a disrespectful and problematic joke to make that has a lot of painful history behind it. And I'm very sorry."