A popular Univision talk show host
has been fired for making derogatory comments about Michelle Obama
during a popular television show; the comments were widely circulated on
social media.
On the Univision show
"El Gordo Y la Flaca," Emmy award-winning host Rodner Figueroa said,
"You know Michelle Obama looks like she is of the cast of "The Planet Of
The Apes," pointing to a picture of the First Lady. The exchange took
place during a segment on makeup transformations by a makeup artist,
Paolo Ballesteros, who makes himself look like famous women celebrities.
Univision fired Figueroa; an executive told "People En Español" there was no place for racist comments in the network. Figueroa is also the host of another Univision show, "Sal Y Pimienta."