TV host fired for Obama ‘Apes’ jibe

The Spanish-language US television network Univision fired presenter Rodner Figueroa after he likened first lady Michelle Obama to a cast member of the film “Planet of the Apes,” said the network.

Figueroa made the comment during an appearance on the popular talk show El Gordo y La Flaca on Wednesday while discussing the work of a makeup artist who works to copy the looks of famous people.

“Look, you know that Michelle Obama looks like she’s part of the cast of the film Planet of the Apes,” Figueroa said in Spanish.