Rodner Figueroa made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . He was discussing the work of a make-up artist who had transformed himself into Michelle Obama . By late Wednesday evening the network had removed his photo from their website and on Thursday they confirmed that he had been fired . Figueroa has issued an apology in which he denies being a racist and states that his father is Afro-Latino . The controversy over Figueroa's comments comes as President Barack Obama's administration continues to grapple with how best to address racial disparities in policing, particularly after recent protests against police brutality by young black men have spread At the Daytime Emmy Awards last June Figueroa had won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category .
Rodner Figueroa made the racially insensitive remark on the entertainment news show El Gordo Y La Flaca on Wednesday . He was discussing the work of a make-up artist who had transformed himself into Michelle Obama . By late Wednesday evening the network had removed his photo from their website and on Thursday they confirmed that he had been fired . Figueroa has issued an apology in which he denies being a racist and states that his father is Afro-Latino . Also accused Univision of trying to destroy his career 'in an unfair manner ' At the Daytime Emmy Awards last June Figueroa had won the Outstanding Daytime Talent in the Spanish category .