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 Afro-Latino . 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 Michelle Obama . 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 .
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 .