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NBC Censors The Roots’ Song Selections on ‘Jimmy Fallon’

Friday, December 16, 2011 2:17PM - By

questlove NBC Censors The Roots Song Selections on Jimmy Fallon

As if The Roots haven’t been criticized enough for playing Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” during the introduction to Tea Partier Michelle Bachmann on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” now NBC is requiring that Questlove clear every walk-on song with three different people. Also, they require that he never tweet about the Republican presidential candidate ever again.

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NBC Forcing The Roots To Clear All Music After Michelle Bachmann Incident

Friday, December 9, 2011 10:36AM - By

The Roots NBC Forcing The Roots To Clear All Music After Michelle Bachmann Incident

Proving that sense of humor isn’t exactly NBC’s forte any more (I mean, have you seen their Whitney show?), Jimmy Fallon’s house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, must now have all of their walk-on music for guests cleared by NBC before they play it.  Why?  Because during a recent appearance by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, The Roots played a cover of “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” by Wishbone, which the Bachmann camp failed to find cute.

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