Larry Wilmore Apologizes to Otto Warmbier’s Family

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A clip of the comedian ridiculing the young man for getting captured in North Korea a year ago resurfaced after his death this week.

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Published Jun. 22 2017 1:25PM EDT

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Larry Wilmore typically opens his new podcast Black on the Air by reviewing the biggest stories of the week. On Thursday’s episode, he found himself at the center of the one of those stories.

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Larry Wilmore Apologizes to Otto Warmbier’s Family

A clip of the comedian ridiculing the young man for getting captured in North Korea a year ago resurfaced after his death this week.

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