“You don’t have to laugh,” the comedian said.
“I really don’t like that.
They don’t care about the people that get hurt when they report these sort of things.
Jerrod Carmichael.Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty
But youre a friend, so I really didn’t like that.
I have so many books.
Realistically Im not gonna read all those books.
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show.Courtesy of HBO
But the fact that I bought them says I love you.
The joke earned an unhappy reaction from the audience, which Carmichael was quick to acknowledge.
Yeah, he groans too cause hes a good person, he said.
He doesnt like that f—ing joke.
I like that joke.
Thats my burden, I think that s—’s hilarious!
Yeah, but I need you to watch the show!
And anybody who watches the show knows it’s not what I said, the comedian continued.
It has nothing [to do with] the sex that we have.
It has nothing to do with sex.
It’s something that people have been reporting on and I really really don’t like it.
Responding to the backlash, Carmichael toldThe Breakfast Club: Look, I get it.
And it’s a small group of people.
They agree on that, so congratulations.
He continued, But he’s a human being.
I don’t appreciate things being misreported…
I’m a human being and people can get hurt.
They’re actually real lives at stake with the things that you say.
Come after me, that’s fine, but don’t come after like my boyfriend.
Some people are very sensitive to that.
That’s your right.
You don’thaveto laugh at that.
You could like, hear the word slavery and completely shut off.
That’s completely fine.
