Christina Ricci Condemns Jimmy Fallon for Hosting Conor McGregor After €250,000 Assault Liability
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Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 23
Christina Ricci Condemns Jimmy Fallon for Hosting Conor McGregor After €250,000 Assault Liability
3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 23
Summary
Christina Ricci reposted an Instagram message blasting Jimmy Fallon for interviewing Conor McGregor, saying the late-night show should not have given him a platform.
McGregor, 37, was found liable by an Irish civil jury in 2024 for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand at a 2018 Dublin party and was ordered to pay €250,000; he denied the assault and later lost two appeals.
The criticism followed McGregor's appearance on The Tonight Show last week, where he promoted his July 11 UFC 329 return against Max Holloway and discussed his career and family, not the civil case.
Backlash also spread online, with many comments under the YouTube interview expressing outrage, while representatives for Ricci and Fallon had not responded to comment requests.
The dispute revives scrutiny of McGregor's public rehabilitation ahead of his first fight since 2021, after years of assault allegations and a brief, abandoned 2025 Irish presidential bid.