Comedian cleared of intentional racism

State prosecutors won’t be pressing charges against Norwegian comedian Atle Antonsen, who made offensive remarks against Norwegian-Somalian author and activist Sumaya Jirde Ali last autumn. Antonsen claimed he never meant to be racist, even after telling her during an encounter in a crowded bar that she was “too dark-skinned” to be a patron. Newspaper VG […]

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