Kennedy Center Cuts Whitney Cummings Trump Joke From June 28 Netflix Special
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 22
Kennedy Center Cuts Whitney Cummings Trump Joke From June 28 Netflix Special
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 22
Summary
Netflix said Tuesday the Kennedy Center had the contractual right to remove a Whitney Cummings joke about Donald Trump from its special of the June 28 Mark Twain Prize ceremony honoring Bill Maher.
The omitted line was Cummings's joke about Trump being "caught in sex traffic," while the special kept another jab about his influence on Kennedy Center programming — including her "White Hamilton" quip.
It remains unclear why the sex-trafficking joke was cut or who specifically made the decision; Netflix said it generally prefers not to remove comedians' material.
Cummings had earlier suggested fears of a Trump lawsuit and his sway over the Kennedy Center were behind the edit, while the center had attributed the cut to time constraints.