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Sandra Oh applauds SNL's firing of Shane Gillis, calls his racial and homophobic slurs "LAZY ASS UNORIGINAL"
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The Asian-American Killing Eve star, who hosted Saturday Night Live earlier this year, tweeted this morning in reaction to Gillis' firing: "Glad 2 see @nbcsnl decision NOT legitimize/give platform 2 purveyors of racist homophobic content Risks? LAZY ASS UNORIGINAL."
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TOPICS: Shane Gillis, Comedy Central, Lights Out with David Spade, Saturday Night Live, Andrew Yang, Bill Burr, David Spade, Jim Jefferies, Sandra Oh
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