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Non-apology apology over White House dinner offense

Larry Wilmore has issued a non-apology apology for using offensive verbiage at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.

Non-apology apology

Larry Wilmore has issued a non-apology apology for using offensive verbiage at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.

"I may have underestimated the tone of how I was telling the jokes," he said Tuesday. The Nightly Show host, who is African American, has been criticized for using the N-word to address President Obama.

"I knew that it would be provocative and, yes, I was taking a big chance," Wilmore, 54, said, adding that the controversy may turn into valuable dialogue for the country. The president says he was not offended.

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