Ted Danson has revisited his controversial decision to wear blackface during a 1993 roast of Whoopi Goldberg, acknowledging it as a "stupid" and "hurtful" act. Appearing on W. Kamau Bell's podcast on June 3, the 78-year-old actor expressed his lifelong regret for the performance, which included racial slurs and eating watermelon. Danson admitted his misguided intention was to gain a "license" to make outrageous jokes by impersonating Black individuals, a notion he now recognizes as deeply arrogant. Despite Goldberg's initial defense of the act as within the Friars Club's tradition, Danson emphasized that intention is secondary to impact and apologized again for the offense caused, noting the incident's negative effect on his career.