An Asian American advocacy group is telling NBC to cut ties with former late-night host Jay Leno after he made an insensitive joke about Koreans eating dog meat. The dog jokes have been a longstanding issue between the group -- Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) -- and NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Many Americans are unable to distinguish between persons of Korean heritage living in North Korea, South Korea or the U.S., or between Asians and Asian Americans generally," he said. "We are not accepted as real Americans; rather, we are subjected to ridicule, disdain and abuse, which has resulted in a rise in racial profiling and hate crimes against Asians, Asian Americans and immigrants." JAY LENO ON LATE-NIGHT TV: 'I DON'T MISS IT'A representative for Leno did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

Source: Fox News December 14, 2019 23:26 UTC