MacLean was accused of making a homophobic joke during the second intermission of last nights game.
Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean has apologized for comments he made during the second intermission of the Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadians game on Tuesday night.
Social media users called for his ousting after this 17 second clip of the intermission was shared.
Jennifer’s reaction, after some dicy word choice from Ron Maclean! pic.twitter.com/1rCA8PqeTU
— Michael Bourgeois (@mikebouge) May 26, 2021
MacLean did not publicly acknowledge or explain the comments until around 3:00 pm today.
You can read MacLean's apology and explanation below:


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