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'SNL' rescinds cast invitation to comedian Shane Gillis over racial slur

"Saturday Night Live" has rescinded its invitation to a cast member who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English.

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Sep 16, 2019, 4:49 PM

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