The actor details how he decided to perform that way at the Friars Club event, for which he received immediate backlash, explaining that it's "not an excuse" and acknowledging, "your intentions do not matter. The impact you have on people is what matters."

The actors were dating at the time of the 1993 roast

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTed Danson recently expressed profound…

Ted Danson said he will "apologize for the rest of my life" over a roast of Whoopi Goldberg he did in blackface in 1993.

The actor details how he decided to perform that way at the Friars Club event, for which he received immediate backlash, explaining that it's "not an excuse" and acknowledging,…

Ted Danson apologised in a podcast for appearing in blackface and repeatedly using a racial slur while roasting actress Whoopi Goldberg more than three decades ago.