NBC boss on SNL firing Shane Gillis over racial and homophobic slur controversy: “We acted fast, Lorne did the right thing"

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NBC Entertainment president Paul Telegdy addressed last summer's debacle this morning at the TV press tour. “I think what happened next (after reporters googled Gillis’ name and discovered the video), serves as a learning moment for a lot of people,” he said. “How quickly Lorne (Michaels) acted and subsequently what happened is a testament to how we act as a company.” Telegdy said that there is an "enormously fine line and gray area” between comedians’ right to free speech and “what we should hold them accountable for," adding: "We acted fast, Lorne did the right thing, going forward we think we will rightly be accountable."