"Saturday Night Live" cast member Michael Che is under fire after he posted a joke about Olympic gymnast Simone Biles that also included sexual assault from former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar.
Following the news of Biles' withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, Che wrote to his followers, "Man, I wanna make fun of Simone Biles. I got like 3 mins of Simone Biles jokes in my head. I'm going to the [Comedy Cellar club] tonight to say them into a microphone. As the dorky kids say, I'm choosing violence."
Che then shared a joke sent to him in a DM, which read, "Larry Nassar understands Simone Biles better than anyone. He too had to quit doing what he loved at the pinnacle of his career because of mounting pressure. G###### that’s rough. Absolutely tasteless. 9/10."
Biles was one of 150 women and girls to accuse Nassar of sexual abuse, and after pleading guilty to multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct, he was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison.
Che posting the joke on his IG page drew backlash on social media, and he followed up by claiming that his account was hacked. He wrote, "Maaannnn, I got hacked today. Can’t believe they got me. Y’all know I only do jokes about whites and cops. [It’s] all good now, I changed my password and everything… Anyway, y’all hear about DaBaby tho? That’s crazy. Iight. See y’all in church. Imma get there early."
