Jimmy Fallon, the host of the famous American television talk show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’, has come under the target of netizens and viewers these days. Jimmy Fallon is facing heavy criticism online after welcoming mixed martial artist (MMA) and UFC fighter Conor McGregor as a guest on the episode that aired on June 17.
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Users on social media allege that Jimmy Fallon gave such a big national platform to improve his image to a person who has recently been convicted of sexual assault by the court. People are also very angry with the fact that during the entire interview, no mention was made of McGregor’s serious controversy or court decision.
What is the whole controversy?
Jimmy Fallon, who has hosted ‘The Tonight Show’ since 2014, welcomed Irish fighter Conor McGregor to the show as the former champion prepares to make his return to the UFC after a long time. As soon as clippings of this interview surfaced online, anger against Fallon erupted on social media.
After not asking questions related to McGregor’s legal history and Nikita Hand case in the interview, one user wrote: “@jimmyfallon you should be ashamed. Conor McGregor is a rapist. How disgusting of you to have a man like that on your show.”
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Another user commented, “A rapist on TV, oh my god!” While the third user took a dig and wrote, “Jimmy helping in cleaning up the image of a rapist is really ‘awesome’.”
Questioning the casual attitude of the interview, one user wrote: “Why were no questions asked about the incident when he abused a woman so brutally that she needed surgery? Or why was there no discussion about the incident when, when the victim filed a case, masked men entered her house and attacked her partner with a knife?”
Nikita Hand Case: Shocking evidence was presented in the court
This entire controversy is related to the decision of a civil trial in November 2024. A court jury found Conor McGregor guilty of sexually assaulting and assaulting a woman named Nikita Hand in a hotel in Dublin (Ireland) in December 2018.
During the hearing, victim Nikita Hand told the court that UFC The fighter had “brutally raped” her. Medical and forensic experts appearing in court testified that the victim had suffered very serious internal injuries. In fact, the severity of the attack was so great that doctors had to resort to forceps (medical instruments) and surgery to remove the tampon stuck deep inside the victim’s body. A paramedic who examined the victim immediately after the incident testified in court that he had never seen a person “so badly injured” in his entire career.
McGregor is returning to the UFC ring after 5 years amid controversies
McGregor’s appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show comes at a time when he is preparing to enter the ring (Octagon) for the first time since 2021. Conor McGregor, a former champion of two different divisions, has recently announced that he will face veteran fighter Max Holloway in the upcoming UFC 329 event on July 11. While there is curiosity about his comeback in the sports world, on the entertainment and social front the controversy regarding his TV appearance is continuously deepening.
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