The Project has come under fire over a “racist” joke aimed at a member of South Korean boyband, BTS.

An online backlash spurred by the band’s legions of fans led the hashtag “Stop Asian Hate” to trend on Twitter.

A segment aired by the program on Sunday used manipulative editing to suggest one of the band members had COVID-19 while at the Grammys.

The West Live producer Kate Ryan joins Ben in the studio to explain.

The Project has come under fire over a &ldquo;racist&rdquo; joke aimed at a member of South Korean boyband, BTS.
An online backlash spurred by the band&rsquo;s legions of fans led the hashtag &ldquo;Stop Asian Hate&rdquo; to trend on Twitter.
A segment aired by the program on Sunday used manipulative editing to suggest one of the band members had COVID-19 while at the Grammys.
The West Live producer Kate Ryan joins Ben in the studio to explain.

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