The Masked SingerCreator Wonwoo ParkHe is open to discussing the controversy surrounding the series.
Deadline published this report in February.The Masked Singer JudgesKen Jeong and Robin Thicke walked off the Fox set in protest after President Donald Trump‘s personal lawyerAnd former New York Mayor Rudy GiulianiIt was not hidden. Now, just two months after the fact, the creator and host of reality television series have addressed the problem.
The answer was: It wouldn’t have happened in Korea—where the series began in 2015.
It would be considered taboo [in Korea] to have someone controversial or political on the show,” Park told Deadline in an interview. It’s not always pleasant to see the mask come off, and it isn’t always pleasant. Masked SingerThe seasons [globally]We do more, but we also realize that you don’t always get contestants everyone loves.
Park did not create the American series and is no longer the showrunner.
Jeong and Thicke were not the only ones unhappy about Giuliani’s alleged unmasking. Multiple celebrities expressed their disapproval on Twitter.
Seth MacFarlane tweetedYou can find it here: “Anything to rate, right?”
This is an extremely disturbing act. Two and Half Men‘s Jon Cryer added. “Rudy Giuliani assisted in planning a coup. “The producers of this program should be ashamed.”