Colbert Expresses Regret Over Kate Middleton Affair Jokes

Stephen Colbert is taking back his Kate Middleton jokes, along with the rest of America.

Monday night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host took some time to address his comic remarks about the princess’ “mysterious” disappearance from public life, acknowledging that the jokes “upset some people.” This comes after the Princess of Wales revealed to the public that she was being treated for cancer.

“Two weeks ago, we did some jokes about that mystery and all of the attendant fru-frah in reporting about that,” he said on Monday. “And when I made those jokes, that upset some people—even before her diagnosis was revealed. I can understand that. I mean, a lot of my jokes have upset people in the past and I’m sure some of my jokes will upset people in the future but there's a standard that I try to hold myself to and that is I do not make light of somebody else’s tragedy.”

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