When the bombshell news hit yesterday and images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface were made public on social media, it appears NBC executives and producers of the new late-night talk show hosted by Canadian comedian and YouTube star Lilly Singh, were paying attention.
NBC has confirmed to our media partner CTV News that Trudeau was removed from the guest line-up.
A tweet promoting his appearance scheduled for last night was quickly deleted from Twitter once they got wind of the controversy.
A Liberal party spokesperson told CTVNews.ca that it was in fact a short pre-recorded comedy clip filmed earlier this month and was not an interview.
By the way, Lilly Singh has close to 15 million YouTube subscribers, not to mention a growing TV viewing audience in the U.S.