Raven-Symone defends fired Univision host Rodner Rigueroa's 'Planet of the Apes' comment on Michelle Obama

Raven-Symone is coming to the defense of fired Univision host Rodner Figueroa after his comments comparing Michelle Obama to a character from Planet of the Apes.

He apologized publicly in an open letter, but it wasn’t enough to keep his job. The incident was a topic on The View this week, where Symone defended him.

“I don’t think he was saying it racist. Not Michelle Obama. Michelle, don’t fire me from this right now, but some people do look like animals,” she said, MSNBC reports.

She went on to say she thinks she looks like a “bird,” adding, “Can I be mad at somebody that calls me Toucan Sam?”

The former That’s So Raven actress made headlines for an interview she did with Oprah Winfrey for Where Are They Now?, saying she didn’t want to “label” herself as black, white or gay.

She said at the time, "I don't label myself. I have darker skin. I have a nice, interesting grade of hair. I connect with Caucasian, I connect with Asian, I connect with Black, I connect with Indian, I connect with each culture."

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